CHEN CAERULESCENS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chen caerulescens mean? 

• CHEN CAERULESCENS (noun)
  The noun CHEN CAERULESCENS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CHEN CAERULESCENS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHEN CAERULESCENS (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

blue goose; Chen caerulescens

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)