1. a small dark goose that breeds in the Arctic and migrates to temperate coastal areas

Examples

• Flocks of brant geese wintered along the Atlantic coast.
• The brant is smaller than a Canada goose with a distinctive black head and neck.
• Hunters waited in the marsh for the brant to fly overhead.
• The brant feeds primarily on eelgrass in shallow coastal waters.
• Thousands of brant gather in the bay during their spring migration.
• The wildlife refuge provides important habitat for brant and other waterfowl.