[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

goose \goose\ g=oos, n.; pl. geese g=es. oe. gos, as.
   g=os, pl. g=es; akin to d.  g. gans, icel. g=as, dan.
   gaas, sw. gas, russ. guse. oir. geiss, l. anser, for
   hanser, gr. chh`n, skr. ha.msa. root233. cf. gander,
   gannet, ganza, gosling. zool.
   1913 webster
   1. any large web-footen bird of the subfamily anserinae,
      and belonging to anser, branta, chen, and several
      allied genera. see anseres.
      1913 webster

   note: the common domestic goose is believed to have been
         derived from the european graylag goose anser
         anser. the bean goose a. segetum, the american
         wild or canada goose branta canadensis, and the
         bernicle goose branta leucopsis are well known
         species. the american white or snow geese and the blue
         goose belong to the genus chen. see bernicle,
         emperor goose, under emperor, snow goose, wild
         goose, brant.
         1913 webster

   2. any large bird of other related families, resembling the
      common goose.
      1913 webster

   note: the egyptian or fox goose alopochen aegyptiaca and
         the african spur-winged geese plectropterus belong
         to the family plectropteridae. the australian
         semipalmated goose anseranas semipalmata and cape
         barren goose cereopsis novae-hollandiae are
         very different from northern geese, and each is made
         the type of a distinct family. both are domesticated in
         australia.
         1913 webster

   3. a tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle,
      which resembles the neck of a goose.
      1913 webster

   4. a silly creature; a simpleton.
      1913 webster

   5. a game played with counters on a board divided into
      compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted.
      1913 webster

            the pictures placed for ornament and use,
            the twelve good rules, the royal game of goose.
                                                  --goldsmith.
      1913 webster

   a wild goose chase, an attempt to accomplish something
      impossible or unlikely of attainment.

   fen goose. see under fen.

   goose barnacle zool., any pedunculated barnacle of the
      genus anatifa or lepas; -- called also duck
      barnacle. see barnacle, and cirripedia.

   goose cap, a silly person. obs. --beau.  .

   goose corn bot., a coarse kind of rush juncus
      squarrosus.

   goose feast, michaelmas. colloq. eng.

   goose grass. bot.
      a a plant of the genus galium g. aparine, a
          favorite food of geese; -- called also catchweed and
          cleavers.
      b a species of knotgrass polygonum aviculare.
      c the annual spear grass poa annua.

   goose neck, anything, as a rod of iron or a pipe, curved
      like the neck of a goose; specially naut., an iron hook
      connecting a spar with a mast.

   goose quill, a large feather or quill of a goose; also, a
      pen made from it.

   goose skin. see goose flesh, above.

   goose tongue bot., a composite plant achillea
      ptarmica, growing wild in the british islands.

   sea goose. zool. see phalarope.

   solan goose. zool. see gannet.
      1913 webster
see also:
geese gander gannet ganza gosling anserinae 
anser branta chen anseres anser anser 
a. segetum branta canadensis branta leucopsis bernicle emperor goose 
emperor snow goose wild goose brant alopochen aegyptiaca 
plectropterus plectropteridae anseranas semipalmata cereopsis novae-hollandiae a wild goose chase 
fen goose fen goose barnacle anatifa lepas 
duck barnacle barnacle cirripedia goose cap goose corn 
juncus squarrosus goose feast goose grass galium g. aparine 
catchweed cleavers polygonum aviculare poa annua goose neck 
goose quill goose skin goose flesh goose tongue achillea ptarmica 
sea goose phalarope solan goose 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

honker \honk"er\ ho^ngk"~er, n.
   1. the nose; -- an informal terms used in the u. s. wordnet
      sense 1 informal

   syn: beak, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle.
        wordnet 1.5

   2. something that honks.
      pjc

   3. specif. the common grayish-brown wild goose branta
      canadensis of north america; the canada goose. wordnet
      sense 2

   syn: canada goose, canadian goose, branta canadensis.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
branta canadensis branta canadensis 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wild \wild\, a. compar. wilder; superl. wildest. oe.
   wilde, as. wilde; akin to ofries. wilde, d. wild, os.  ohg.
   wildi, g. wild, sw.  dan. vild, icel. villr wild,
   bewildered, astray, goth. wilpeis wild, and g.  ohg. wild
   game, deer; of uncertain origin.
   1913 webster
   1. living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as
      the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily
      approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild
      boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
      1913 webster

            winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that
            way.                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared
      without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated;
      brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not
      domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild
      strawberry, wild honey.
      1913 webster

            the woods and desert caves,
            with wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "to
      trace the forests wild." --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;
      rude; as, wild natives of africa or america.
      1913 webster

   5. not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation;
      turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious;
      inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary;
      visionary; crazy. "valor grown wild by pride." --prior. "a
      wild, speculative project." --swift.
      1913 webster

            what are these
            so withered and so wild in their attire ? --shak.
      1913 webster

            with mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
            wild work in heaven.                  --milton.
      1913 webster

            the wild winds howl.                  --addison.
      1913 webster

            search then the ruling passion, there, alone
            the wild are constant, and the cunning known.
                                                  --pope.
      1913 webster

   6. exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild
      roadstead.
      1913 webster

   7. indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or
      ?ewilderment; as, a wild look.
      1913 webster

   8. naut. hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
      1913 webster

   note: many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of
         other better known or cultivated plants to which they a
         bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice,
         wild pink, etc. see the phrases below.
         1913 webster
         1913 webster

   to run wild, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
      untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.

   to sow one's wild oats. see under oat.
      1913 webster

   wild allspice. bot., spicewood.

   wild balsam apple bot., an american climbing
      cucurbitaceous plant echinocystis lobata.

   wild basil bot., a fragrant labiate herb calamintha
      clinopodium common in europe and america.

   wild bean bot., a name of several leguminous plants,
      mostly species of phaseolus and apios.

   wild bee zool., any one of numerous species of
      undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
      when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
      in a hollow tree or among rocks.

   wild bergamot. bot. see under bergamot.

   wild boar zool., the european wild hog sus scrofa,
      from which the common domesticated swine is descended.

   wild brier bot., any uncultivated species of brier. see
      brier.

   wild bugloss bot., an annual rough-leaved plant
      lycopsis arvensis with small blue flowers.

   wild camomile bot., one or more plants of the composite
      genus matricaria, much resembling camomile.

   wild cat. zool.
      a a european carnivore felis catus somewhat
          resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
          having a short tail. it is destructive to the smaller
          domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
          the like.
      b the common american lynx, or bay lynx.
      c naut. a wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
          either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --luce.

   wild celery. bot. see tape grass, under tape.

   wild cherry. bot.
      a any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. the wild
          red cherry is prunus pennsylvanica. the wild black
          cherry is prunus serotina, the wood of which is much
          used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
          compact texture.
      b the fruit of various species of prunus.

   wild cinnamon. see the note under canella.

   wild comfrey bot., an american plant cynoglossum
      virginicum of the borage family. it has large bristly
      leaves and small blue flowers.

   wild cumin bot., an annual umbelliferous plant
      lagoecia cuminoides native in the countries about
      the mediterranean.

   wild drake zool. the mallard.

   wild elder bot., an american plant aralia hispida of
      the ginseng family.

   wild fowl zool. any wild bird, especially any of those
      considered as game birds.

   wild goose zool., any one of several species of
      undomesticated geese, especially the canada goose branta
      canadensis, the european bean goose, and the graylag.
      see graylag, and bean goose, under bean.

   wild goose chase, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
      of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
      --shak.

   wild honey, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
      trees, rocks, the like.

   wild hyacinth. bot. see hyacinth, 1
      b .

   wild irishman bot., a thorny bush discaria toumatou
      of the buckthorn family, found in new zealand, where the
      natives use the spines in tattooing.

   wild land.
      a land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
          unfit for cultivation.
      b land which is not settled and cultivated.

   wild licorice. bot. see under licorice.

   wild mammee bot., the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
      tropical american tree rheedia lateriflora; -- so
      called in the west indies.

   wild marjoram bot., a labiate plant origanum vulgare
      much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.

   wild oat. bot.
      a a tall, oatlike kind of soft grass arrhenatherum
          avenaceum.
      b see wild oats, under oat.

   wild pieplant bot., a species of dock rumex
      hymenosepalus found from texas to california. its acid,
      juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
      rhubarb.

   wild pigeon. zool.
      a the rock dove.
      b the passenger pigeon.

   wild pink bot., an american plant silene
      pennsylvanica with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
      catchfly.

   wild plantain bot., an arborescent endogenous herb
      heliconia bihai, much resembling the banana. its
      leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the west indies
      as coverings for packages of merchandise.

   wild plum. bot.
      a any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
      b the south african prune. see under prune.

   wild rice. bot. see indian rice, under rice.

   wild rosemary bot., the evergreen shrub andromeda
      polifolia. see marsh rosemary, under rosemary.

   wild sage. bot. see sagebrush.

   wild sarsaparilla bot., a species of ginseng aralia
      nudicaulis bearing a single long-stalked leaf.

   wild sensitive plant bot., either one of two annual
      leguminous herbs cassia chamaecrista, and cassia
      nictitans, in both of which the leaflets close quickly
      when the plant is disturbed.

   wild service.bot. see sorb.

   wild spaniard bot., any one of several umbelliferous
      plants of the genus aciphylla, natives of new zealand.
      the leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
      plants form an impenetrable thicket.

   wild turkey. zool. see 2d turkey.
      1913 webster
see also:
wilder wildest to run wild to sow one's wild oats oat wild allspice 
wild balsam apple echinocystis lobata wild basil calamintha clinopodium wild bean 
phaseolus apios wild bee wild bergamot bergamot 
wild boar sus scrofa wild brier brier wild bugloss 
lycopsis arvensis wild camomile matricaria wild cat felis catus 
wild celery tape grass tape wild cherry prunus pennsylvanica 
prunus serotina prunus wild cinnamon canella wild comfrey 
cynoglossum virginicum wild cumin lagoecia cuminoides wild drake wild elder 
aralia hispida wild fowl wild goose branta canadensis graylag 
bean goose bean wild goose chase wild honey wild hyacinth 
hyacinth wild irishman discaria toumatou wild land wild licorice 
licorice wild mammee rheedia lateriflora wild marjoram origanum vulgare 
wild oat arrhenatherum avenaceum wild oats wild pieplant rumex hymenosepalus 
wild pigeon wild pink silene pennsylvanica wild plantain heliconia bihai 
wild plum prune wild rice indian rice rice 
wild rosemary andromeda polifolia marsh rosemary rosemary wild sage 
sagebrush wild sarsaparilla aralia nudicaulis wild sensitive plant cassia chamaecrista 
cassia nictitans wild service sorb wild spaniard aciphylla 
wild turkey turkey 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

branta canadensis
     n : common grayish-brown wild goose of north america syn: honker,
          canada goose, canadian goose
see also:
honker canada goose canadian goose 

Canadensis >> C Words
Canadensis, definition of term: Canadensis
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Branta >> B Words
Branta, definition of term: Branta
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