Definition of Anseriformes. Meaning of Anseriformes. Synonyms of Anseriformes

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Definition of Anseriformes

Anseriformes
Anseriformes An`se*ri*for"mes, n. pl. (Zo["o]l.) A division of birds including the geese, ducks, and closely allied forms.

Meaning of Anseriformes from wikipedia

- Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species...
- the Anseriformes, and provides novel insight into its feeding ecology. Vegavis was initially described as a member of the crown group Anseriformes within...
- orders, namely the gamefowl or landfowl (Galliformes) and the waterfowl (Anseriformes). Anatomical and molecular similarities suggest these two groups are...
- Pelagornithidae (pseudo-toothed birds) and the clade Anserimorphae (the order Anseriformes and their stem-relatives). The placement of the pseudo-toothed birds...
- Anatidae, i.e. ducks and allies, and the magpie goose, within the clade Anseriformes. The clade is exceptional within the living birds in lacking uncinate...
- list of Anseriformes species by global po****tion. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. Anseriformes (Anser...
- name Anseriformes only to the crown group formed by all modern species, and label the larger group including extinct relatives of anseriformes in the...
- duck, or in ornithology a hen. All ducks belong to the biological order Anseriformes, a group that contains the ducks, geese and swans, as well as the screamers...
- brood parasitism has been recorded in 234 bird species, including 74 Anseriformes, 66 P****eriformes, 32 Galliformes, 19 Charadriiformes, 8 Gruiformes,...
- torquata) is a species of bird in family Anhimidae of the waterfowl order Anseriformes. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay...