ANSERINAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Used in some classifications for the swans

Synonyms:

Anserinae; subfamily Anserinae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

Holonyms ("Anserinae" 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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