| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A bernicle goose.[Websters]. | |
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Date "BERNICLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references) |
Common Expressions: BERNICLE
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| Bernicle goose | (Zo["o]l.), a goose (Branta leucopsis), of Arctic Europe and America. It was formerly believed that it hatched from the cirripeds of the sea (Lepas), which were, therefore, called barnacles, goose barnacles, or Anatifers. The name is also applied to other related species. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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