Anatidae

plural noun

Anat·​i·​dae
əˈnatəˌdē
: a large family of chiefly aquatic birds (order Anseriformes) having relatively heavy bodies, short legs, webbed feet, a bill with a hard horny nail at the tip and transverse toothlike ridges on the biting edges and including the ducks, geese, swans, and related forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Anat-, Anas, type genus + -idae

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Anatidae was in 1824

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“Anatidae.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Anatidae. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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