CHEN CAERULESCENS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter

Synonyms:

blue goose; Chen caerulescens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Chen caerulescens" is a kind of...):

goose (web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Chen caerulescens"):

snow goose (blue goose in the white color phase)

Holonyms ("Chen caerulescens" is a member of...):

Chen; subgenus Chen (wild goose having white adult plumage)