family Anatidae

Definitions of family Anatidae
  1. noun
    swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks
    synonyms: Anatidae
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    type of:
    bird family
    a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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