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SOLANT GOOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does solant goose mean?
• SOLANT GOOSE (noun)
The noun SOLANT GOOSE has 1 sense:
1. very large white gannet with black wing tips
Familiarity information: SOLANT GOOSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very large white gannet with black wing tips
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
solan; solan goose; solant goose; Sula bassana
Hypernyms ("solant goose" is a kind of...):
gannet (large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish)
Holonyms ("solant goose" is a member of...):
genus Sula; Sula (type genus of the Sulidae)
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