Anseriformes

Translingual

Anser anser (greylag goose)

Etymology

Anser +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Anseriformes

1. A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia – waterfowl.

Hypernyms

• (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Galloanseri – superorder

Hyponyms

• (order): Anhimae, Anseres – suborders
  • Anatidae (geese, ducks, and swans), Anhimidae (screamers), Anseranatidae (magpie geese) – extant families

References

• Anseriformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anseriformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Anseriformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Anseriformes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Anseriformes at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
• Anseriformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• “Anseriformes”, in Paleobiology Database, 2025
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI