wavey

[ wey-vee ]

noun,plural wa·veys.

a wild North American goose of the genus Chen, as the snow goose (white wavey ) or blue goose (blue wavey ).

Origin of wavey

1735–45; earlier weywey<Cree we·hwe·w

Words Nearby wavey

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How to use wavey in a sentence

Then follow the brants, wavey, or laughing geese, which are all smaller varieties.
Winter Adventures of Three Boys | Egerton R. Young
Like the Horned wavey, they never fly with the lead of the coast, but are always seen to come from the Westward.
A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 | Samuel Hearne
How does the wavey know where to find the rush-grown inland pools?
The Story of the Trapper | A. C. Laut
Something, which may be the result of generations of accumulated observation, guides the wavey and the caribou.
The Story of the Trapper | A. C. Laut

British Dictionary definitions for wavey

wavey

/ (ˈweɪvɪ) /

noun

Canadian a snow goose or other wild goose: Also called: wawa

Origin of wavey

via Canadian French from Algonquian (Cree wehwew)

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