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ALL meanings of brant

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  • noun brant a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regions 3
  • noun brant Joseph(born Thayendanegea) 1742-1807; Mohawk Indian chief: fought for the British in the French and Indian War & the Revolutionary War 3
  • noun 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 3
  • noun plural brant any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn. 1
  • noun brant Joseph (Thayendanegea) 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution. 1
  • noun brant a male given name. 1
  • noun brant Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla. 0
  • adjective brant (dialectal) Steep, precipitous. 0
  • adjective brant (Scotland) smooth; unwrinkled. 0
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