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grey·lag

also gray·lag (grā′lăg′)

A large gray Eurasian goose (Anser anser) having pinkish legs and feet and a pink to orangish bill.

[Possibly grey + lag, lingering behind (obsolete), from its being the last of the geese to leave England on its annual migration.]

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greylag

greylag goose

;

graylag

(ˈɡreɪˌlæɡ) or

graylag goose

(Animals) a large grey Eurasian goose, Anser anser: the ancestor of many domestic breeds of goose

[C18: from grey + lag¹, from its migrating later than other species]

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greylag - common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds

Anser anser, graylag, graylag goose, greylag goose

goose - web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

Anser, genus Anser - typical geese

Translations

oca selvatica

greylag

[ˈgreɪˌlæg] n (also greylag goose) → oca cenerina

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