gray lag goose

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• gray|lag — «GRAY LAG», noun. a wild gray goose that is common in Europe. ╂[< gray + lag the last (because they migrate south very late)] …   Useful english dictionary

• graylag — [grā′lag΄] n. [short for gray lag goose: from its color and its late migration] the European wild gray goose (Anser anser) …   English World dictionary

• Feldgans — Feldgänse Graugans (Anser anser) Systematik Klasse: Vögel (Aves) Ordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Feldgänse — Graugans (Anser anser) Systematik Klasse: Vögel (Aves) Ordnung: Gänsevögel (Anseriformes …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• greylag — /gray lag /, n. graylag. * * * Most common Eurasian representative (Anser anser) of the so called gray goose, and ancestor of all Occidental domestic geese. It nests in temperate regions and winters from Britain to North Africa, India, and China …   Universalium

• graylag — gray•lag [[t]ˈgreɪˌlæg[/t]] n. orn a gray Eurasian goose, Anser anser, that is the ancestor of most breeds of domestic goose • Etymology: 1705–15; gray+lag I (with reference to its habit of remaining longer in England before migrating than other… …   From formal English to slang

• graylag — /gray lag /, n. a common, gray, wild goose, Anser anser, of Europe, that is the ancestor of most breeds of domestic goose. Also, greylag. [1705 15; GRAY1 + LAG1 (with reference to its habit of remaining longer in England before migrating than… …   Universalium

• Anser anser — Graylag Gray lag , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The common wild gray goose ({Anser anser}) of Europe, believed to be the wild form of the domestic goose. See Illust. of {Goose}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Graylag — Gray lag , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The common wild gray goose ({Anser anser}) of Europe, believed to be the wild form of the domestic goose. See Illust. of {Goose}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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