canadian goose

2 definitions found

canadian goose - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Canadian \Ca*na"di*an\, a.
     Of or pertaining to Canada. -- n. A native or inhabitant of
     Canada.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Canadian period (Geol.), A subdivision of the American
        Lower Silurian system embracing the calciferous, Quebec,
        and Chazy epochs. This period immediately follows the
        primordial or Cambrian period, and is by many geologists
        regarded as the beginning of the Silurian age, See the
        Diagram, under Geology.
  
     Canadian goose, an erroneous variant of Canada goose.
        [1913 Webster] canafistola

canadian goose - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Canadian goose
      n 1: common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a
           loud, trumpeting call [syn: honker, Canada goose,
           Canadian goose, Branta canadensis]