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Anseriformes

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An`se`ri`for´mes
n. pl.1.(Zool.) A division of birds including the geese, ducks, and closely allied forms.
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Noun1.AnseriformesAnseriformes - ducks; geese; swans; screamers      
order Anseriformes
animal order - the order of animals
Aves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birds
anseriform bird - chiefly web-footed swimming birds
Anatidae, family Anatidae - swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks
Anseres, suborder Anseres - used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae
Anhimidae, family Anhimidae - screamers


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