Definition of Greylag goose

1. Noun. Common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds.

Exact synonyms: Anser Anser, Graylag, Graylag Goose, Greylag
Generic synonyms: Goose
Group relationships: Anser, Genus Anser

Definition of Greylag goose

1. Noun. ''Anser anser'', a goose found across much of the Palearctic. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Greylag Goose

greyhen
greyhens
greyhound
greyhound racing
greyhounded
greyhounding
greyhounds
greying
greyings
greyish
greyish brown
greyishly
greyishness
greylag
greylag-goose
greylag goose (current term)
greylags
greyline
greylist
greylisted
greylisting
greylists
greyly
greyness
greynesses
greys
greyscale
greyscaled
greyscales
greyscaling

Literary usage of Greylag goose

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of the Cases of Birds in the Dyke Road Museum, Brighton: Giving a by Edward Thomas Booth (1901)
"greylag goose. Case 76. The greylag goose is the only representative of its family that remains with us as a resident throughout the year. ..."

2. A Statistical Account of the British Empire: Exhibiting Its Extent, Physical by John Ramsay McCulloch (1839)
"Hooded Merganser. i. albellus. Smew. Anser palustris. greylag goose. ferus. Bean Goose. ——- erythropus. White-fronted Goose. leucopsis. ..."

3. Wild-fowl by L. H. De Visme Shaw, W. H. Pope, Alexander Innes Shand (1905)
"THE greylag goose {Anser cinereus) The greylag, length about 34 inches, has the bean white, and the rest of the beak pale pink. ..."

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