wild goose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

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wild goose wild geese

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

swan duck

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

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