Anseriformes

Translingual

Anser anser (greylag goose)

Etymology

From Anser +‎ -iformes.

Proper noun

Anseriformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – waterfowl, including the geese, ducks and swans.

Hypernyms

(order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder

Hyponyms

(order): Anatidae, Anhimidae, Anseranatidae (families)
- †Dromornithidae, †Presbyornithidae (extinct families)

References

Anseriformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anseriformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Anseriformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anseriformes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Anseriformes at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
Anseriformes at Encyclopedia of Life
Anseriformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248

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