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Definition of Graylag
1. Noun. Common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds.
Generic synonyms: Goose
Group relationships: Anser, Genus Anser
Definition of Graylag
1. n. The common wild gray goose (Anser anser) of Europe, believed to be the wild form of the domestic goose. See Illust. of Goose.
Definition of Graylag
1. Noun. (zoology) The common European wild goose, ''Anser anser'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Graylag
1. a wild goose [n -S]
Medical Definition of Graylag
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Graylag
Literary usage of Graylag
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New International Encyclopaedia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1906)
"Among the notable geese of the Old World must be mentioned the graylag goose ...
The basis of the domestic geese of Europe, however, is the graylag above ..."
2. Birdnesting: Being a Complete Description of the Nests and Eggs of Birds by Edward Newman (1861)
"On Loch Maddie we saw a few pairs of the graylag goose, and found one egg which
is rather smaller than that of the bean goose, and more pointed at the ..."
3. Tropical Agriculture: The Climate, Soils, Cultural Methods, Crops, Live by Earley Vernon Wilcox (1916)
"Domestic geese came from the wild graylag goose of Europe and the Asiatic goose,
and descendants of these two types are found in domestication in all parts ..."
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