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- noun Plural form of
greylag .
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Examples
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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
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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
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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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