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Definition of barnacle goose noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

barnacle goose

noun
 
/ˈbɑːnəkl ɡuːs/
 
/ˈbɑːrnəkl ɡuːs/
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  1. a goose with a white face and a black neck that produces its young in Greenland
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: see barnacle.
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