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(brant)

any of a genus (Branta) of wild geese of Europe and North America, including the Canada goose and the barnacle goose; esp., a species (B. bernicla) found chiefly in the E U.S. and N Canada

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Brant, Joseph (born Thayendanegea) 1742-1807; Mohawk Indian chief: fought for the British in the French and Indian War & the Revolutionary War

See brant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. brant brant or brants

Any of several small, dark wild geese of the genus Branta that breed in Arctic regions, especially B. bernicla, having a black neck and head.

Origin:

Origin: Variant of brent(-goose)

Origin: , possibly from Middle English brende, brindled; see brindled

Mohawk leader who supported the British in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.

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