greylag

English - Turkish

Definition of greylag in English Turkish dictionary: gri yabani kaz; yaban kazı; {i} yabankazı; (isim) yabankazı
greylag goose: gri yabani kaz

English - English

Definition of greylag in English English dictionary: A large grey European goose, Anser anser, with pink legs and dull orange beak; 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. It is pale gray with pink legs; the bill is pink in the eastern race and orange in the western race; {i} common wild European goose
greylag goose: Anser anser, a goose found across much of the Palearctic
greylag-goose: Attributive form of greylag goose, noun
This duck has a greylag-goose taste to it.

greylag

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grey·lag

greyläg

/ˈgrāˌlag/ /ˈɡreɪˌlæɡ/

[ -"lag ] (noun.) circa 1713. grey (the bird's colour) + lag (an old name for a goose derived from the call used to move such animals along).

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