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Chen

noun

wild goose having white adult plumage

• Syn: ↑subgenus Chen

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Anser, ↑genus Anser

• Member Meronyms: ↑blue goose, ↑Chen caerulescens

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\\ˈken\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chēn goose — more at goose

: a genus (or subgenus of Anser) of geese having the adult plumage chiefly white — see snow goose

Useful english dictionary. 2012.