Meaning Of The Word Snow goose

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snow goose in American English
a wild, medium-sized, white goose (Anser caerulescens) with a reddish bill and black wing tips, that breeds in the Arctic and has a bluish-gray color phase if it migrates farther south
noun: a white North American wild goose, previously classified as the species Chen hyperborea but now considered the light color phase of the blue goose, C. caerulescens

snow goose in British English
noun: a North American goose, Anser hyperboreus (or Chen hyperborea or A. caerulescens), having a white plumage with black wing tips

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