- cackling goose
- noun
: a goose of a western variety (Branta canadensis minima) of the Canada goose resembling but much smaller than the white-cheeked goose
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cack|ling goose — «KAK lihng», a small, dark colored variety of Canada goose; greaser: »The cackling goose…nests on the coast and islands of western Alaska, and winters mainly in California (Joseph J. Hickey) … Useful english dictionary
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