order Anseriformes

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

order Anseriformes - ducks; geese; swans; screamers Anseriformesanimal order - the order of animalsAves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birdsanseriform bird - chiefly web-footed swimming birdsAnatidae, family Anatidae - swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducksAnseres, suborder Anseres - used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family AnatidaeAnhimidae, family Anhimidae - screamers