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Definition of Anas tadorna

Anas tadorna
Bergander Ber"gan*der, n. [Berg, for burrow + gander a male goose? Cf. G. bergente, Dan. gravgaas.] (Zo["o]l.) A European duck (Anas tadorna). See Sheldrake.

Meaning of Anas tadorna from wikipedia

- The shelducks, most species of which are found in the genus Tadorna (except for the Radjah shelduck, which is now found in its own monotypic genus Radjah)...
- in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Anas tadorna. Linnaeus largely based his description on "The Sheldrake or Burrough-Duck"...
- botanist Peter Simon Pallas who named it Anas ferruginea, but later it was transferred to the genus Tadorna with the other shelducks. Some authorities...
- with all the other geese, ducks and swans in the genus Anas and coined the binomial name Anas cana. Gmelin based his description on the "Grey-headed goose"...
- Systema Naturae by Carl Linnaeus. He gave it two binomial names: Anas platyrhynchos and Anas boschas. The latter was generally preferred until 1906 when Einar...
- The Australian shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides), also known as the chestnut-breasted shelduck or mountain duck, is a shelduck, a group of large goose-like...
- The genus now contains 31 living species. The name Anas is the Latin for "duck". The genus Anas was introduced by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus...
- The paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata), also known as the paradise duck, or pūtangitangi in Māori, is a species of shelduck, a group of goose-like...
- shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea), mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), gadwall (Anas strepera), Eurasian teal (Anas crecca), red-crested...
- 1939 †"Anas" albae Jánossy 1979 †"Anas" amotape Campbell 1979 †"Anas" eppelsheimensis Lambrecht 1933 †"Anas" isarensis Lambrecht 1933 †"Anas" luederitzensis...