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| anserine |
of or belonging to the goose subfamily. [2 definitions] |
| barnacle |
a type of goose that summers in northern Europe. [1/3 definitions] |
| Canada goose |
a large wild goose of North America, having brownish gray feathers, a black head and neck, and a white patch under the chin and up both sides of the face. |
| gander |
the male of any variety of goose. (Cf. goose.) |
| geese |
pl. of goose. |
| goose flesh |
a temporary, roughened condition of the skin in which the papillae become erect as a result of fear, surprise, cold, or the like; goose bumps; goose pimples. |
| goose grease |
the melted fat of a goose. |
| gooseneck |
a slender object or part that curves like the neck of a goose, such as flexible metal pipe or the flexible stems of certain lamps. |
| gosling |
a very young goose. [1/2 definitions] |
| graylag |
a wild gray goose native to marshy areas of Europe. |
| honk |
the harsh, resonant sound made by a goose. [1/5 definitions] |
| quill |
such a feather, as of a goose, used as a writing implement by dipping the hard, hollow portion into ink. [1/6 definitions] |
| snow goose |
a wild white or bluish-gray goose with black wing tips that breeds in northern regions. |
| wildfowl |
a wild bird, esp. a duck, goose, or swan, that is hunted as game. |
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