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wild goose

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
wild -goose
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any of many species of wildlife goose, such as the greylag goose or the Canada goose, whose wedge fly in a wedge or V form, or cuneiform, as opposed to the domesticated goose that would not fly.

Etymology

From Middle English wilde gos. Equivalent to wild + goose.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

wild geese (plural)

Phrases

a wild goose never laid a tame egg wild-goose chase wild goose chase

Frequently Paired Words

swan duck

Questions

What does wild goose mean?
any of many species of wildlife goose, such as the greylag goose or the Canada goose, whose wedge fly in a wedge or V form, or cuneiform, as opposed to the domesticated goose that would not fly.
Where does wild goose come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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