brant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
    brant goose; brent goose; brent.

WordNet

Brant noun
Etymology
Cf.Brand goose, Brent, Brenicle.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) -- called also brent and brand goose. The name is also applied to other related species.
Brant adjective
Etymology
See Brent.
Definitions
  1. Steep. Prov. Eng.

Webster 1913