Hutchins's goose

noun

Hutch·​ins's goose

ˈhəchə̇nz(ə̇z)-

: a variety (Branta canadensis hutchinsii) of the Canada goose closely resembling but smaller than the typical form, breeding in arctic America and migrating south through the U.S., but being rare east of the Mississippi

Word History

Etymology

after Thomas Hutchins †1790 English attaché of the Hudson's Bay Company

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