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Anser albifrons
Speckled-bill Spec"kled-bill", n. (Zo["o]l.) The American white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons).
Anser anser
Graylag Gray"lag`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The common wild gray goose (Anser anser) of Europe, believed to be the wild form of the domestic goose. See Illust. of Goose.
Anserated
Anserated An"ser*a`ted, a. (Her.) Having the extremities terminate in the heads of eagles, lions, etc.; as, an anserated cross.
Anseres
Anseres 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.
Anseriformes
Anseriformes An`se*ri*for"mes, n. pl. (Zo["o]l.) A division of birds including the geese, ducks, and closely allied forms.
Anserine
Anserine An"ser*ine, a. [L. anserinus, fr. anser a goose.] 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to the Anseres.
Anserous
Anserous An"ser*ous, a. [L. anser a goose.] Resembling a goose; silly; simple. --Sydney Smith.
Cleanser
Cleanser Cleans"er, n. [AS. cl[=ae]nsere.] One who, or that which, cleanses; a detergent. --Arbuthnot.
Hooded merganser
Hooded Hood"ed, a. 1. Covered with a hood. 2. Furnished with a hood or something like a hood. 3. Hood-shaped; esp. (Bot.), rolled up like a cornet of paper; cuculate, as the spethe of the Indian turnip. 4. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Having the head conspicuously different in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds. (b) Having a hoodlike crest or prominence on the head or neck; as, the hooded seal; a hooded snake. Hooded crow, a European crow (Corvus cornix); -- called also hoody, dun crow, and royston crow. Hooded gull, the European black-headed pewit or gull. Hooded merganser. See Merganser. Hooded seal, a large North Atlantic seal (Cystophora cristata). The male has a large, inflatible, hoodlike sac upon the head. Called also hoodcap. Hooded sheldrake, the hooded merganser. See Merganser. Hooded snake. See Cobra de capello, Asp, Haje, etc. Hooded warbler, a small American warbler (Sylvania mitrata).
M merganser
Goosander Goos"an`der, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. Merganser.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of merganser (M. merganser) of Northern Europe and America; -- called also merganser, dundiver, sawbill, sawneb, shelduck, and sheldrake. See Merganser.
Manservant
Manservant Man"serv`ant, n. A male servant.
merganser
Goosander Goos"an`der, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. Merganser.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of merganser (M. merganser) of Northern Europe and America; -- called also merganser, dundiver, sawbill, sawneb, shelduck, and sheldrake. See Merganser.
Merganser serrator
Earlduck Earl"duck`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator).
Potentilla Anserina
Silverweed Sil"ver*weed`, n. (Bot.) A perennial rosaceous herb (Potentilla Anserina) having the leaves silvery white beneath.
white merganser
Smew Smew, n. [Perhaps for ice-mew.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) small European merganser (Mergus albellus) which has a white crest; -- called also smee, smee duck, white merganser, and white nun. (b) The hooded merganser. [Local, U.S.]

Meaning of ANSER from wikipedia

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- or graylag goose (Anser anser) is a species of large goose in the waterfowl family Anatidae and the type species of the genus Anser. It has mottled and...
- Anser is a waterfowl genus that includes the grey geese and the white geese. It belongs to the true goose and swan subfamily of Anserinae under the family...
- can be split using binoculars. The star also carries the traditional name Anser, which refers to the goose the little fox holds in its jaws. 23 Vulpeculae...
- through selective breeding from the wild greylag goose (Anser anser domesticus) and swan goose (Anser cygnoides domesticus). In Europe, northern Africa, and...
- The snow goose (Anser caerulescens) is a species of goose native to North America. Both white and dark morphs exist, the latter often known as blue goose...
- The swan goose (Anser cygnoides) is a large goose with a natural breeding range in inland Mongolia, Northeast China, and the Russian Far East. It is migratory...
- The bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) is a goose that breeds in Central Asia in colonies of thousands near mountain lakes and winters in South Asia, as...
- The ACME Anser was an amphibious twin-jet utility aircraft that was developed in the United States by Air Craft Marine Engineering in 1958. The project...