wavey

[ wey-vee ]

/ ˈweɪ vi /

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 of wavey

1735–45; earlier weywey<Cree we·hwe·w

Words nearby wavey

wave speed, wave tank, wave theory, wave train, wave trap, wavey, wavy, waw, wa-wa, wawl, wax

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Example sentences from the Web for wavey

Then follow the brants, wavey, or laughing geese, which are all smaller varieties.
Winter Adventures of Three Boys|Egerton R. Young
Something, which may be the result of generations of accumulated observation, guides the wavey and the caribou.
The Story of the Trapper|A. C. Laut
Like the Horned Wavey, they never fly with the lead of the coast, but are always seen to come from the Westward.
A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772|Samuel Hearne
How does the wavey know where to find the rush-grown inland pools?
The Story of the Trapper|A. C. Laut

British Dictionary definitions for wavey

wavey

/ (ˈweɪvɪ) /

noun

Canadian a snow goose or other wild gooseAlso called: wawa

Word Origin for wavey

via Canadian French from Algonquian (Cree wehwew)

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单词	wavey
释义	wavey [ wey-vee ] / ˈweɪ vi / 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 of wavey 1735–45; earlier weywey<Cree we·hwe·w Words nearby wavey wave speed, wave tank, wave theory, wave train, wave trap, wavey, wavy, waw, wa-wa, wawl, wax Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wavey Then follow the brants, wavey, or laughing geese, which are all smaller varieties. Winter Adventures of Three Boys\|Egerton R. Young Something, which may be the result of generations of accumulated observation, guides the wavey and the caribou. The Story of the Trapper\|A. C. Laut Like the Horned Wavey, they never fly with the lead of the coast, but are always seen to come from the Westward. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772\|Samuel Hearne How does the wavey know where to find the rush-grown inland pools? The Story of the Trapper\|A. C. Laut British Dictionary definitions for wavey wavey / (ˈweɪvɪ) / noun Canadian a snow goose or other wild gooseAlso called: wawa Word Origin for wavey via Canadian French from Algonquian (Cree wehwew) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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