Meanings
nounbean goose (plural bean geese)
plural bean geese · alternative bean-goose
- Any member of the species Anser fabalis of grey geese, of family Anatidae.
Origin
Sincew they were known for grazing in bean-field stubbles in winter.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan oca pradenca
- oca pradencaAnser fabalis
Chinese Mandarin 豆雁
- 豆雁 (dòuyàn)Anser fabalis
Danish sædgås
- sædgåsAnser fabalis
Dutch rietgans, taigarietgans
- rietgansAnser fabalis
- taigarietgansAnser fabalis
Esperanto fabansero
- fabanseroAnser fabalis
Estonian rabahani
- rabahaniAnser fabalis
Finnish metsähanhi
- metsähanhiAnser fabalis
German Saatgans
- SaatgansAnser fabalis
Greek χωραφόχηνα
- χωραφόχηνα (chorafóchina)Anser fabalis
Icelandic akurgæs
- akurgæsAnser fabalis
Japanese 菱食
- 菱食 (hishikui)Anser fabalis
Norwegian Bokmål sædgås
- sædgåsAnser fabalis
Polish gęś zbożowa
- gęś zbożowaAnser fabalis
Portuguese ganso-campestre
- ganso-campestreAnser fabalis
Romanian gâscă-de-semănătură, gâscă de semănătură
- gâscă-de-semănăturăAnser fabalis
- gâscă de semănăturăAnser fabalis
Russian гуме́нник
- гуме́нник (guménnik)Anser fabalis
Spanish ánsar campestre, ganso de las habas
- ánsar campestreAnser fabalis
- ganso de las habasAnser fabalis
Swedish sädgås
- sädgåsAnser fabalis
Turkish tarla kazı
- tarla kazıAnser fabalis
Ukrainian гуменник
- гуменник (humennyk)Anser fabalis
Welsh gŵydd lafur y twndra
- gŵydd lafur y twndraAnser fabalis
Cite this entry
APA
bean goose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bean%20goose
MLA
“bean goose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bean%20goose. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bean goose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bean%20goose.
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