Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Resembling a duck; duck-like; specifically, of or pertaining to the Anatinæ or to the Anatidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the ducks; ducklike.
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- adjective zoology Being of the family
Anatidae , comprising theswans ,geese , andducks . - adjective Pertaining to or resembling a
duck ;ducklike .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sometimes called bay ducks, pochards – the tribe Aythyini – are one of four clades that together make up Anatinae, the true duck group (the other anatine clades are Malacorhynchini [pink-eared ducks], Anatini [surface-feeding ducks] and Mergini [seaducks]).
The Madagascar pochard returns Darren Naish 2006
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Sometimes called bay ducks, pochards – the tribe Aythyini – are one of four clades that together make up Anatinae, the true duck group (the other anatine clades are Malacorhynchini [pink-eared ducks], Anatini [surface-feeding ducks] and Mergini [seaducks]).
Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006
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In Livezey's (1996) review of the tadornine-anatine divergence, 12 of the 13 studies he cited regarded Malacorhynchus as an anatine: the only one that supported its inclusion within Tadorninae was Livezey (1986)!
The Madagascar pochard returns Darren Naish 2006
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For the record, in his later studies he concluded that Malacorhynchus is an anatine after all.
The Madagascar pochard returns Darren Naish 2006
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They do exhibit the anatine type of sternal keel though.
The Madagascar pochard returns Darren Naish 2006
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We stayed in Friday night and Saturday morning (of course), spent Saturday afternoon wandering around Skipton and laughing at the ducks who were lined up along the canalside like a anatine version of The Usual Suspects.
The One With The Weekend Away kisobel 2005
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sonofgroucho commented on the word anatine
To do with ducks. Apparently fuliguline means the same.
February 4, 2008
sionnach commented on the word anatine
Yes, but "Fuliguline Skywalker" just doesn't have the same ring to it!
August 10, 2009
Telofy commented on the word anatine
Watch this video for further information.
August 10, 2009