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ANSER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
Anser; genus Anser
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Anser" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Anser"):
Anser cygnoides; Chinese goose (very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the greylag)
Anser anser; graylag; graylag goose; greylag; greylag goose (common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds)
Chen; subgenus Chen (wild goose having white adult plumage)
Holonyms ("Anser" is a member of...):
Anatidae; family Anatidae (swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks)