Meanings
noungreylag goose (plural greylag geese)
plural greylag geese · alternative graylag goose
- Anser anser, a goose that breads in northern Eurasia and winters in semitropical Asia.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncommon grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds
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Translations
Bulgarian сива гъска
- сива гъска (siva găska)Anser anser
Catalan oca comuna
- oca comunaAnser anser
Czech husa velká, husa divoká
- husa velkáAnser anser
- husa divokáAnser anser
Danish grågås
- grågåsAnser anser
Dutch grauwe gans
- grauwe gansAnser anser
Esperanto griza ansero
- griza anseroAnser anser
Estonian hallhani roohani
- hallhani roohaniAnser anser
Finnish merihanhi
- merihanhiAnser anser
French oie cendrée
- oie cendréeAnser anser
German Graugans, Wildgans
- GraugansAnser anser
- WildgansAnser anser
Greek χήνα
- χήνα (chína)Anser anser
Hungarian nyári lúd
- nyári lúdAnser anser
Icelandic grágæs
- grágæsAnser anser
Irish gé ghlas
- gé ghlasAnser anser
Italian oca selvatica
- oca selvaticaAnser anser
Japanese 灰色雁
- 灰色雁 (haiiro gan)Anser anser
Korean 회색기러기
- 회색기러기 (hoesaekgireogi)Anser anser
Latvian meža zoss
- meža zossAnser anser
Lithuanian pilkoji žąsis
- pilkoji žąsisAnser anser
Norwegian grågås
- grågåsAnser anser
Polish gęgawa
- gęgawaAnser anser
Portuguese ganso-bravo
- ganso-bravoAnser anser
Romanian gâscă de vară, gâscă cenușie
- gâscă de varăAnser anser
- gâscă cenușieAnser anser
Russian се́рый гусь
- се́рый гусь (séryj gusʹ)Anser anser
Slovak hus divá
- hus diváAnser anser
Spanish ganso bravo, ánsar
- ganso bravoAnser anser
- ánsarAnser anser
Swedish grågås
- grågåsAnser anser
Turkish boz kaz, yaban kazı
- boz kazAnser anser
- yaban kazıAnser anser
Ukrainian гуска сіра
- гуска сіра (huska sira)Anser anser
Welsh gŵydd wyllt
- gŵydd wylltAnser anser
Cite this entry
APA
greylag goose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greylag%20goose
MLA
“greylag goose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greylag%20goose. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greylag goose,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greylag%20goose.
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