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Anseres (Noun)

Meaning

Used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Examples

  • The classification of waterfowl historically included the suborder Anseres, which comprised several distinct families of birds.
  • Some older classification systems place swans, geese, and ducks together under the suborder Anseres.
  • Ornithologists have long recognized the suborder Anseres, which corresponds to the modern family Anatidae.
  • In a number of outdated classification systems, the terms Anseres and Anatidae were used interchangeably.
  • This obsolete classification grouped the families Anatidae and other waterfowl into the suborder Anseres.

Synonyms

  • Suborder Anseres
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