Anas

an·a ¹  (n, än)

n. pl. ana or an·as

1. A collection of various materials that reflect the character of a person or place: definitive ana of the early American West.

2. An item in such a collection.

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[From New Latin -na, as in titles of such collections; see -ana.]

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an·a ²  (n)

adv.

Both in the same quantity; of each. Used to refer to ingredients in prescriptions.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Greek, at the rate of; see an- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Anas - type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks genus Anas bird genus - a genus of birds Anatidae, family Anatidae - swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks Anas platyrhynchos, mallard - wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed Anas rubripes, black duck - a dusky duck of northeastern United States and Canada teal - any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America Anas penelope, widgeon, wigeon - freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals Anas clypeata, shoveler, shoveller, broadbill - freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill Anas acuta, pin-tailed duck, pintail - long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers