Definitions for: Anseres


[n] used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae



Webster (1913) Definition: An"se*res, n. pl. [L., geese.] (Zo["o]l.)
A Linn[ae]an order of aquatic birds swimming by means of
webbed feet, as the duck, or of lobed feet, as the grebe. In
this order were included the geese, ducks, auks, divers,
gulls, petrels, etc.

Synonyms: suborder Anseres

See Also: animal order, Anseriformes, order Anseriformes

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