anseriform

English

Etymology

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Adjective

anseriform (comparative more anseriform, superlative most anseriform)

1. (ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the order Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.
   • 2004. Peter F. Murray et.al., Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the Australian Dreamtime

     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.

Translations

pertaining to birds of the order Anseriformes

• Portuguese: anseriforme
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Noun

anseriform (plural anseriforms)

1. Any bird of the order Anseriformes