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greylag

grey·lag

UK/ˈɡɹeɪlæɡ/ US/ˈɡreɪˌlæɡ/ uncommon

noun

Origin

From grey (“colour”) + lag (“old name for a goose, derived from the call used to move such animals along”).

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