Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anseriform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: anser-i-form
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to birds of the order Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.

noun

Any bird of the order Anseriformes

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Anseriformes.

Inflected Forms

more anseriform (comparative) most anseriform (superlative) anseriforms (plural)

Questions

What does anseriform mean?: Of or pertaining to birds of the order Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.
Where does anseriform come from?: Borrowed from taxonomic name Anseriformes.

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