great northern
Large aquatic diver
Great northern typically refers to the great northern bean, a large white legume popular in soups and baked beans, milder and slightly larger than a navy bean.
The phrase also names several railroads, most famously the Great Northern Railway that connected the American Midwest to the Pacific Northwest.
In bird contexts, the great northern diver is the British name for the common loon.
- beanEdible legume seed
- baked beansSlow-cooked sweetened legumes
- railwayTrack system for trains
- iron horseSlang for steam engine
- loonDiving bird or oddball
common loon · pike · diver · wilderness · Canada · locomotive · train · arctic · boreal · tundra · migration · waterfowl · lake · depot · tracks · scenic route · old west · steam
great northernblack bean
Dark-skinned edible legume
kidney bean · red bean · pinto bean · black-eyed pea · navy bean
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