Anseriform
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any bird of the order Anseriformes
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to birds of the order Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.
"For more than a century anseriform birds were considered to have been closely related to, and to have originated from, the game fowl of the order Galliformes."
Synonyms
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More examples"For more than a century anseriform birds were considered to have been closely related to, and to have originated from, the game fowl of the order Galliformes."
Etymology
From translingual Anseriformes.