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Cape Barren goose

noun

  1. a greyish Australian goose, Cereopsis novaehollandiae , having a black bill with a greenish cere
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Cape Barren goose1

C19: named after Cape Barren Island in the Bass Strait

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