Anseres

noun

1. used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae

   noun.animal

   Synonyms suborder anseres

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. A Linnæan order of aquatic birds swimming by means of webbed feet, as the duck, or of lobed feet, as the grebe. In this order were included the geese, ducks, auks, divers, gulls, petrels, etc.

   noun

   Source: webster1913