ANSER ANSER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Anser anser mean? 

• ANSER ANSER (noun)
  The noun ANSER ANSER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ANSER ANSER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANSER ANSER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Anser anser; graylag; graylag goose; greylag; greylag goose

Hypernyms ("Anser anser" is a kind of...):

goose (web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks)

Holonyms ("Anser anser" is a member of...):

Anser; genus Anser (typical geese)