wild goose
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Refers to a goose in its natural habitat, not domesticated.
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- We spotted a wild goose on the marsh at dawn.
- A wildlife ranger rescued a wild goose tangled in fishing line.
- Wild geese have been arriving earlier this spring.
- Please do not feed the wild geese around the lake.
- The call of a wild goose echoed across the valley.
- If you approach a wild goose too quickly, it may hiss and flap.
- The documentary follows a wild goose as it migrates south.
- For centuries, poets have compared a wild goose's flight to a drawn bow.
- At our campsite, a wild goose waddled past our tent at dusk.
- In winter, flocks of wild geese cross the estuary at sunset.