greylag

/ ˈɡreɪˌlæɡ /

noun

1. a large grey Eurasian goose, Anser anser: the ancestor of many domestic breeds of goose US spellinggraylag

Word History and Origins

Origin of greylag¹

C18: from grey + lag ¹, from its migrating later than other species

Example Sentences

Stubb′le-goose, or Harvest-goose, the greylag goose; Stubb′le-rake, a rake with long teeth for raking stubble together.

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