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GRAYLAG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does graylag mean? 

GRAYLAG (noun)
  The noun GRAYLAG has 1 sense:

1. common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breedsplay

  Familiarity information: GRAYLAG used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRAYLAG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Anser anser; graylag; graylag goose; greylag; greylag goose

Hypernyms ("graylag" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("graylag" is a member of...):

Anser; genus Anser (typical geese)


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