greylag

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greylag

/ˈɡɹeɪlæɡ/

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From grey (“colour”) + lag (“old name for a goose, derived from the call used to move such animals along”).

noun greylags · graylag

A large grey European goose, Anser anser, with pink legs and dull orange beak. Since the war, migrant greylags have virtually deserted the Duddon estuary, so it is a source of great satisfaction that the WAGBI greylags have taken to roosting on the sands in mid-winter, flighting to and from the reserve.
Similar: greylag goose

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@misc{greylag_2026,
  title = {greylag},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/greylag},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}