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greylags

greylags is the plural of greylag.

Meaning of greylag

Noun

greylag (plural greylags)

  1. 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.1967, Jeffery G. Harrison, A Wealth of Wildfowl, page 150
    Synonyms:
    greylag goose

Questions about greylags

What is greylags the plural of?
Greylags is the plural of greylag.

Words near greylags in the dictionary

  1. greyishly
  2. greyishness
  3. greylag
  4. greylag geese
  5. greylag goose
  6. greylags
  7. greylead
  8. greyleads
  9. greyline
  10. greylist
  11. greylisted

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