English > Anas: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks. |
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Synonym | genus Anas |
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Member of | Anatidae, family Anatidae | swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip |
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Members | black duck, Anas rubripes | A dusky duck of northeastern United States and Canada |
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mallard, Anas platyrhynchos | wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended |
pintail, pin-tailed duck, Anas acuta | long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers |
shoveler, shoveller, broadbill, Anas clypeata | Freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill |
teal | Any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America |
widgeon, wigeon, Anas penelope | Freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals |
Broader | bird genus | A genus of birds |
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Spanish | anas, Anas, género Anas, genus anas |
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Catalan | anas, genus anas |
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