anseriform
anseriform adjective: of or pertaining to birds of the order Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.
Adjective
anseriform (comparative more anseriform, superlative most anseriform)
- Of or pertaining to birds of the order Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.
- For more than a century anseriform birds were considered to have been closely related to, and to have originated from, the game fowl of the order Galliformes.2004, Peter F. Murray et.al., Magnificent Mihirungs: The Colossal Flightless Birds of the Australian Dreamtime
Noun
anseriform (plural anseriforms)
- Any bird of the order Anseriformes
anseriform meaning in Arabic
anseriform in Arabic
- pertaining to birds of the order Anseriformes
- إِوَزِّيّ ʔiwazziyy
- any bird of the order Anseriformes
- إِوَزِّيَّة ʔiwazziyya
Forms of anseriform
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more anseriform |
| superlative | most anseriform |
| Noun | |
| plural | anseriforms |
Origin of anseriform
Borrowed from taxonomic name Anseriformes.
Questions about anseriform
- What does anseriform mean?
- Anseriform means of or pertaining to birds of the order Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.
- What is anseriform in Arabic?
- Anseriform in Arabic is إِوَزِّيّ (ʔiwazziyy), إِوَزِّيَّة (ʔiwazziyya). See Anseriform meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is anseriform?
- Anseriform can be an adjective or a noun.
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