Definition of Solan goose

1. Noun. Very large white gannet with black wing tips.

Exact synonyms: Solan, Solant Goose, Sula Bassana
Generic synonyms: Gannet
Group relationships: Genus Sula, Sula

Definition of Solan goose

1. Noun. ''Morus bassanus'', a seabird, the Northern gannet. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Solan goose

1. The common gannet. Origin: Icel. Sla; akin to Norw. Sula. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Solan Goose

solace
solaced
solaceful
solacement
solacements
solacer
solacers
solaces
solacing
solacious
solah
solahs
solamargine
solan
solan geese
solan goose (current term)
solanaceae
solanaceous
solanaceous alkaloids
solanaceous vegetable
solanapyrone
soland
solander
solanders
solands
solanezumab
solania
solanicine
solanidanine
solanidine

Literary usage of Solan goose

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"L. from Oxford university. In 1773 he was appointed under librarian to the British museum. He greatly promoted the study of botany in England. solan goose. ..."

2. An historical and descriptive account of Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe by James Nicol (1840)
"... Plover — Lapwing — Heron — Oyster-catcher — Singing Swan — Ducks— Eider Duck— Societies of Birds — Puffins — Auk- Cormorant — solan goose— Gulls — Skuas ..."

3. An Historical and Descriptive Account of Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe by James Nicol (1844)
"... Swan —Ducks—Eider Duck—Societies of Birds—Puffins —Auk- Cormorant—Solan Goose—Gulls—Skuas—Petrels—No Reptiles in Iceland or Faroe—ICHTHYOLOGY — Salmon ..."

4. A familiar history of birds: Their Nature, Habits, and Instincts by Edward Stanley (1880)
"Sea-birds feeding on Fish thrown up by Whales.—Cormorants.—Voracity of.—May be tamed.—Fierceness of. —Frigate-bird.—solan goose.—Lightness and Buoyancy of. ..."

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