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SUBORDER ANSERES

Dictionary entry overview: What does suborder Anseres mean?

• SUBORDER ANSERES (noun)
The noun SUBORDER ANSERES has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: SUBORDER ANSERES used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SUBORDER ANSERES (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Anseres; suborder Anseres

Hypernyms ("suborder Anseres" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Holonyms ("suborder Anseres" is a member of...):

Anseriformes; order Anseriformes (ducks; geese; swans; screamers)

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