What does graylag mean?
Graylag means Alternative spelling of greylag..
Graylag
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
Alternative spelling of greylag..
Example Sentences
1872, John Cordeaux, Ornithological Notes from North Lincolnshire, Edward Newman (editor), Zoologist: A Popular Miscellany of Natural History, 2nd Series, Volume 7, page 3016, Wild Geese. — February 29th. Saw a skein of ten wild geese flying a few feet above the Humber this morning : from their size and colour I believe them to have been graylags.
Eventually a few graylags landed; the Professor dug into his bucket, scattered some barley grain about, and started to scribble notes.
With reference to Konrad Lorenz's famous graylags, which assure each other of their solidarity by the display of common aggression against a nonexistent interloper, Burkert defines ritual as “action redirected for demonstration.”
Synonyms for graylag
Antonyms for graylag
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- graylags
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What is a synonym for graylag?
Common synonyms include greylag, anser anser, greylag goose.
What is the opposite of graylag?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use graylag in a sentence?
1872, John Cordeaux, Ornithological Notes from North Lincolnshire, Edward Newman (editor), Zoologist: A Popular Miscellany of Natural History, 2nd Series, Volume 7, page 3016, Wild Geese. — February 29th. Saw a skein of ten wild geese flying a few feet above the Humber this morning : from their size and colour I believe them to have been graylags.
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