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ANATIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks
Synonyms:
Anatidae; family Anatidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Anatidae" is a kind of...):
bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
Meronyms (members of "Anatidae"):
Cygnus; genus Cygnus (a genus of Anatidae)
swan (stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult)
genus Coscoroba (a genus of Anatidae)
Anserinae; subfamily Anserinae (used in some classifications for the swans)
Branta; genus Branta (wild geese)
Anser; genus Anser (typical geese)
goose (web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks)
Merginae; subfamily Merginae (mergansers and closely related diving birds)
genus Melanitta; Melanitta (scoters)
genus Somateria; Somateria (eider ducks)
Cairina; genus Cairina (a genus of Anatidae)
Aix; genus Aix (wood duck and mandarin duck)
Aythya; genus Aythya (canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.)
Bucephala; genus Bucephala (buffleheads and goldeneyes)
genus Oxyura; Oxyura (ruddy duck)
genus Tadorna; Tadorna (sheldrakes)
Anas; genus Anas (type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks)
duck (small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs)
Holonyms ("Anatidae" is a member of...):
Anseriformes; order Anseriformes (ducks; geese; swans; screamers)
