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cackling goose

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Branta hutchinsii, a North American bird of the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species.

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  • Dutch: kleine Canadese gans — Branta hutchinsii
  • Finnish: pikkukanadanhanhi — Branta hutchinsii
  • French: bernache de Hutchins — Branta hutchinsii
  • German: Zwergkanadagans — Branta hutchinsii
  • Japanese: 四十雀雁 (shijūkaragan) — Branta hutchinsii
  • Japanese: シジュウカラガン — Branta hutchinsii
  • Polish: bernikla północna — Branta hutchinsii
  • Russian: ма́лая кана́дская каза́рка (málaja kanádskaja kazárka) — Branta hutchinsii
  • Swedish: dvärgkanadagås — Branta hutchinsii