noun
North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter
• Syn: ↑Chen caerulescens
• Hypernyms: ↑goose
• Hyponyms: ↑snow goose
• Member Holonyms: ↑Chen, ↑subgenus Chen
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noun : a wild goose with a white head and dark plumage that is a genetic color variant of the snow goose (Chen caerulescens)
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a dark color phase of the snow goose, Chen caerulescens, of North America.
[1870-75, Amer.]
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blue goose,
a North American wild goose having grayish-blue feathers.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.