solan goose

noun

so·lan goose | \ ¦sōlən-\

variants: or solent goose \ -n(t)- \

Definition of solan goose

: a very large white gannet (Sula bassana synonym Morus bassanus) with black wing tips that occurs especially in Europe and eastern North America

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