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  • noun Plural form of greylag.

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Examples

  • These are greylags, with a stray white goose among them - I haven't figured out if it's some sort of albino or if it's a different species looking for company.

    Wild Geese Carla 2008

  • Tan Dun had groups of woodwind players perched around the high balconies of the Albert Hall, making wonderful bird calls, squawking and twittering on their mouthpieces - I'm surprised that the resident greylags across the road in Hyde Park didn't scatter off in a panic.

    BBC Blog Network 2009

  • Or maybe it's some kind of Irish goose he means, and not greylags at all. "

    Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992

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