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ANSER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Typical geese

Synonyms:

Anser; genus Anser

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Anser" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Anser"):

Anser cygnoides; Chinese goose (very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the greylag)

Anser anser; graylag; graylag goose; greylag; greylag goose (common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds)

Chen; subgenus Chen (wild goose having white adult plumage)

Holonyms ("Anser" is a member of...):

Anatidae; family Anatidae (swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks)

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