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ashy-headed goose

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ˈæ.ʃi ˈhɛ.dəd ˈɡus/
  • rhymes with -uːs

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the species Chloephaga poliocephala of waterfowl of southern Chile and Argentina, which have gray heads and orange forebodies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: gryskopgans — C. poliocephala
  • Catalan: oca capgrisa — C. poliocephala
  • Chinese Mandarin: 灰頭草雁 /灰头草雁 (huītóu cǎoyàn) — C. poliocephala
  • Danish: gråhovedet gås — C. poliocephala
  • Dutch: grijskopgans — C. poliocephala
  • Esperanto: grizkapa kaŭkeno — C. poliocephala
  • Esperanto: grizkapa kloefago — C. poliocephala
  • Finnish: harmaapäähansu — C. poliocephala
  • French: ouette à tête grise — C. poliocephala
  • West-Frisian: griiskopgoes — C. poliocephala
  • German: Graukopfgans — C. poliocephala
  • Hungarian: szürkefejű lúd — C. poliocephala
  • Icelandic: gráhöfðagæs — C. poliocephala
  • Irish: gé luaithcheannach — C. poliocephala
  • Japanese: コバシガン (kobashigan) — C. poliocephala
  • Low German: Graukoppgoos — C. poliocephala
  • Polish: magelanka siwogłowa — C. poliocephala
  • Russian: сероголо́вый магелла́нов гу́сь (serogolóvyj magellánov gúsʹ) — C. poliocephala
  • Spanish: cauquén cabeza gris — C. poliocephala
  • Spanish: cauquén cabecigrís — C. poliocephala
  • Spanish: cauquén real — C. poliocephala
  • Ukrainian: карга́рка сіроголова́ (karhárka siroholová) — C. poliocephala
  • Welsh: gŵydd benllwyd — C. poliocephala