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greylag

/ ˈɡreɪˌlæɡ /

noun

  1. a large grey Eurasian goose, Anser anser: the ancestor of many domestic breeds of goose US spellinggraylag
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of greylag1

C18: from grey + lag 1, from its migrating later than other species
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Example Sentences

Stubb′le-goose, or Harvest-goose, the greylag goose; Stubb′le-rake, a rake with long teeth for raking stubble together.

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