prop. n. (Geography) The capital
n. See Barnacle. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Zool.) A Brazilian dipterous insect of the genus
a. Of or pertaining to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian monks. --
a. Pertaining to the city or canton of Bern, in Switzerland, or to its inhabitants. --
n. [ OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac; prob. fr. LL. bernacula for hibernicula, bernicula, fr. Hibernia; the birds coming from Hibernia or Ireland. Cf. 1st Barnacle. ] A bernicle goose.
Bernicle goose (Zool.),
n. Same as Burnoose. [ 1913 Webster ]