Canada goose

noun

: the common wild goose (Branta canadensis) of North America that is chiefly gray and brownish with black head and neck and a white patch running from the sides of the head under the throat

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Park ranger Peter Rea snapped a photo of the animal in action, taking down a Canada goose and feasting on it near a partially frozen lake that’s in view of the visitor center. —

Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025 The geese discovered at the Scottsdale park were a free-ranging domestic goose and a Canada goose. —

Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024 In the 1980s Stan Carlson, of Anoka, designed the Trojan Goose: a giant fiberglass Canada goose decoy that a single hunter could fit inside using a small, reclining chair. —

Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024 While Canada goose hunting season in Missouri lasts until Tuesday, each hunter is only allowed to harvest three birds per day. —

Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Canada goose