noun
- plural of brant; small dark geese that breed in the Arctic
Examples
- The brants migrated south for the winter.
- We spotted a flock of brants near the coastal marsh.
- Brants feed primarily on eelgrass and other marine vegetation.
- The wildlife refuge provides important habitat for brants.
- Hunters must have special permits to hunt brants.
- Brants are smaller than Canada geese but larger than ducks.