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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In Garrod's classification, a series of birds approximately equivalent to the Linnean Anseres. See Anseres, 1.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun plural (Zoöl.) A division of birds including the geese, ducks, and closely allied forms.

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  • noun ducks; geese; swans; screamers

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