(railways, historical, slang) The train between Euston and Holyhead, in connection with the Kingstown mailboats.

The plant Isopogon ceratophyllus. / The plant Centaurea melitensis.

(figuratively) A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.

Alternative spelling of wild-goose chase

plural of wild goose chase

plural of wild-goose chase

Equus hemionus hemionus, a subspecies of the onager, found in Mongolia and northern China.

A wild canid, Lycaon pictus.

plural of African wild dog

(rare) Wild, reckless, harum-scarum.