"greylag" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹeɪlæɡ/ Forms: greylags [plural]
Etymology: From grey (“colour”) + lag (“old name for a goose, derived from the call used to move such animals along”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|grey||colour}} grey (“colour”), {{m|en|lag||old name for a goose, derived from the call used to move such animals along}} lag (“old name for a goose, derived from the call used to move such animals along”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} greylag (plural greylags)
  1. A large grey European goose, Anser anser, with pink legs and dull orange beak. Wikipedia link: Greylag goose Categories (lifeform): Geese Synonyms: graylag Synonyms (Anser anser): greylag goose Related terms: Anser

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