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Noun: greylag  'grey,lag
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: graylag)
  1. Common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds
    "The greylag's honking call announced the arrival of spring";
    - graylag [US], greylag goose [Brit, Cdn], graylag goose [US], Anser anser

Derived forms: greylags

Type of: goose

Part of: Anser, genus Anser

Encyclopedia: Greylag