wavey

[ wey-vee ]

noun,plural wa·veys.
  1. a wild North American goose of the genus Chen, as the snow goose (white wavey ) or blue goose (blue wavey ).

Origin of wavey

1
1735–45; earlier weywey<Cree we·hwe·w

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wavey

/ (ˈweɪvɪ) /


noun
  1. Canadian a snow goose or other wild goose: Also called: wawa

Origin of wavey

1
via Canadian French from Algonquian (Cree wehwew)

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