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Wavey

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Uncommon form of wavy. form-of, uncommon

    "Pears and Apples I could never diſcover any thing to breed in but only the leſſer Phælænæ, about ⁴⁄₁₀ Inch long, whitiſh underneath; greyiſh brown above (dappled with brown Spots, inclining to a dirty Red) all but about a third part at the end of the Wings, which is not grey, but brown, elegantly ſtriped with wavey Lines of a Gold-Colour, as if Gilt."

Noun
  1. 1
    The snow goose (Chen caerulescens) Canada, US, dialectal

Etymology

According to one theory, from Cree. An alternative etymology, perhaps a folk etymology, attributes the name to their peculiar, wavy flight.

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