wavey

[ wey-vee ]

noun

, plural wa·veys.

1. a wild North American goose of the genus Chen, as the snow goose white wavey or blue goose blue wavey.

wavey

/ ˈweɪvɪ /

noun

1. a snow goose or other wild goose Also calledwawa

Word History and Origins

Origin of wavey¹

1735–45; earlier weywey < Cree we·hwe·w

Word History and Origins

Origin of wavey¹

via Canadian French from Algonquian (Cree wehwew )

Example Sentences

Then follow the brants, wavey, or laughing geese, which are all smaller varieties.

From Project Gutenberg

Like the Horned Wavey, they never fly with the lead of the coast, but are always seen to come from the Westward.

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How does the wavey know where to find the rush-grown inland pools?

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Something, which may be the result of generations of accumulated observation, guides the wavey and the caribou.

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