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Brant

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Noun

1. brant, brant goose, brent, brent goose

small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward

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Brant

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nounWord forms: plural brants or brant
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a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regions
. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): brent goose

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Joseph(born Thayendanegea) 1742-1807; Mohawk Indian chief: fought for the British in the French and Indian War & the Revolutionary War
nounWord forms: plural brants or brant
any of a genus (Branta) of wild geese of Europe and North America, including the Canada goose and the barnacle goose; esp., a species (B. bernicla) found chiefly in the E U.S. and N Canada

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Brant

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n. pl. brant or brants
A small wild goose (Branta bernicla) that breeds in Arctic regions and has a black neck and head.
Mohawk leader who supported the British in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.

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