Phrase guide

greylag goose

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌɡɹeɪlæɡ ˈɡuːs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Anser anser, a goose that breads in northern Eurasia and winters in semitropical Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: greylag, graylag, graylag goose, Anser anser

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: goose

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: pata e egër — Anser anser
  • Belarusian: шэры гусь (šery husʹ) — Anser anser
  • Breton: gwaz louet — Anser anser
  • Bulgarian: сива гъска (siva gǎska) — Anser anser
  • Catalan: oca comuna — Anser anser
  • Chechen: мокха акха гӏаз (moqa aqa ğaz) — Anser anser
  • Czech: husa velká — Anser anser
  • Czech: husa divoká — Anser anser
  • Danish: grågås — Anser anser
  • Dutch: grauwe gans — Anser anser
  • Esperanto: griza ansero — Anser anser
  • Estonian: hallhani roohani — Anser anser
  • Faroese: grágás — Anser anser
  • Finnish: merihanhi — Anser anser
  • French: oie cendrée — Anser anser
  • West-Frisian: skiere goes — Anser anser
  • Friulian: ocje salvadie — Anser anser
  • Friulian: ocje di prât — Anser anser
  • Galician: ganso bravo — Anser anser
  • German: Graugans — Anser anser
  • German: Wildgans — Anser anser
  • Greek: χήνα (chína) — Anser anser
  • Hungarian: nyári lúd — Anser anser
  • Icelandic: grágæs — Anser anser
  • Irish: gé ghlas — Anser anser
  • Italian: oca selvatica — Anser anser
  • Japanese: 灰色雁 (haiiro gan) — Anser anser
  • Korean: 회색기러기 (hoesaekgireogi) — Anser anser
  • Kumyk: къыркъаз (qırqaz) — Anser anser
  • Ladin: aucia salvaria — Anser anser
  • Latvian: meža zoss — Anser anser
  • Lithuanian: pilkoji žąsis — Anser anser
  • Macedonian: дива гуска — Anser anser
  • Maltese: wiżża griża — Anser anser
  • Navajo: tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ naalʼeełítsoh łibáhígíí — Anser anser
  • Norwegian: grågås — Anser anser
  • Occitan: oca vulgar — Anser anser
  • Ossetian: хъаз (qaz) — Anser anser
  • Polish: gęgawa — Anser anser
  • Portuguese: ganso-bravo — Anser anser
  • Romanian: gâscă de vară — Anser anser
  • Romanian: gâscă cenușie — Anser anser
  • Romansh: auca grischa — Anser anser
  • Russian: се́рый гусь (séryj gusʹ) — Anser anser
  • Lule-Sami: gássa — Anser anser
  • Northern Sami: ránesčuonjá — Anser anser
  • Skolt-Sami: miârrčuânj — Anser anser
  • Southern Sami: gaase — Anser anser
  • Serbo-Croatian: дивља гуска — Anser anser
  • Serbo-Croatian: divlja guska — Anser anser
  • Slovak: hus divá — Anser anser
  • Slovene: siva gos — Anser anser
  • Lower Sorbian: šera gus — Anser anser
  • Upper Sorbian: šěra husyca — Anser anser
  • Spanish: ganso bravo — Anser anser
  • Spanish: ánsar — Anser anser
  • Swedish: grågås — Anser anser
  • Turkish: boz kaz — Anser anser
  • Turkish: yaban kazı — Anser anser
  • Ukrainian: гуска сіра (huska sira) — Anser anser
  • Welsh: gŵydd wyllt — Anser anser