Canada goose

noun

A large goose, Branta canadensis.

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Meanings

nounCanada goose (plural Canada geese)

plural Canada geese

  1. A large goose, Branta canadensis.

    Synonyms: cobra chicken

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large goose, Branta canadensis.

More synonyms by meaning

nouncommon greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call

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honkerCanadian gooseBranta canadensis
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian канадска гъска
  • канадска гъска (kanadska găska)Branta canadensis
Catalan oca canadenca
  • oca canadencaBranta canadensis
Chinese Mandarin 加拿大雁
  • 加拿大雁 (Jiānádà yàn)Branta canadensis
Danish canadagås
  • canadagåsBranta canadensis
Dutch grote Canadese gans, canadagans
  • grote Canadese gansBranta canadensis
  • canadagansBranta canadensis
Esperanto kanada ansero
  • kanada anseroBranta canadensis
Estonian kanada lagle
  • kanada lagleBranta canadensis
Finnish kanadanhanhi
  • kanadanhanhiBranta canadensis
French bernache du Canada, outarde
  • bernache du CanadaBranta canadensis
  • outardeBranta canadensis
German Kanadagans
  • KanadagansBranta canadensis
Greek χήνα του Καναδά, χήνα της φυλής του Καναδά
  • χήνα του Καναδά (chína tou Kanadá)Branta canadensis
  • χήνα της φυλής του Καναδά (chína tis fylís tou Kanadá)Branta canadensis
Hungarian kanadai lúd
  • kanadai lúdBranta canadensis
Irish gé Cheanadach
  • gé CheanadachBranta canadensis
Italian oca del Canada
  • oca del CanadaBranta canadensis
Japanese カナダガン
  • カナダガン (Kanada gan)Branta canadensis
Korean 캐나다기러기
  • 캐나다기러기 (kaenadagireogi)Branta canadensis
Lithuanian Kanadinė berniklė
  • Kanadinė berniklėBranta canadensis
Norwegian Bokmål kanadagås
  • kanadagåsBranta canadensis
Polish bernikla kanadyjska
  • bernikla kanadyjskaBranta canadensis
Portuguese ganso-do-canadá
  • ganso-do-canadáBranta canadensis
Romanian gâscă canadiană
  • gâscă canadianăBranta canadensis
Russian канадская казарка
  • канадская казарка (kanadskaja kazarka)Branta canadensis
Spanish barnacla canadiense, ganso de Canadá
  • barnacla canadienseBranta canadensis
  • ganso de CanadáBranta canadensis
  • ganso canadienseBranta canadensis
Swedish kanadagås
  • kanadagåsBranta canadensis
Turkish Kanada kazı
  • Kanada kazıBranta canadensis
Welsh gŵydd Canada
  • gŵydd CanadaBranta canadensis
Cite this entry
APA

Canada goose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canada%20goose

MLA

“Canada goose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canada%20goose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Canada goose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canada%20goose.

Source: Canada goose on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.