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white wavey
white wavey
noun
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wavey
.
Origin:
1775–85
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wa·vey
/
ˈweɪ
vi
/
Show Spelled
[
wey
-vee
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
wa·veys.
a wild North American goose of the genus
Chen,
as the snow goose
(white wavey)
or blue goose
(blue wavey)
Origin:
1735–45;
earlier
weywey
<
Cree
we·hwe·w
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World English Dictionary
wavey
(ˈweɪvɪ)
—
n
(
Canadian
) Also called:
wawa
a snow goose or other wild goose
[via Canadian French from Algonquian (Cree
wehwew
)]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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