a general name for the large web-footed birds of the sub-family Anserinae (family Anatidae), usually larger than a duck, and smaller than a swan, including Anser and several allied genera. Without distinctive addition or context, the word is applied to the common tame goose (Anser domesticus), which is descended from the wild grey or greylag goose (A. ferus or cinereus).
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