- duck by Pedro Berry
Any of various relatively small, short-necked, large-billed waterfowl (several genera in subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae). The legs of true ducks (Anatinae) are placed rearward (as are those of swans), resulting in a waddling gait. Most true ducks differ from swans and true geese ( see goose) in that male ducks molt twice annually, females lay large clutches of smooth ...
- swan by Conner Boyd
... vertebrate zoology) Any of several species of large waterfowl comprising the subfamily Anatinae; they are herbivorous stout-bodied forms with long necks and spatulate bills.Swan. (astronomy) Cygnus
- Duck by Webster's
... t.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae.(v.t.) To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward motion.(n.) A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter than canvas, -- used for the lighter sails of vessels, the sacking of beds, and sometimes for men's clothing.(v.i.) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to dive ...
- Pochards by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
a tribe of ducks of the subfamily Anatinae. The hind toe has a broad, leathery lobe. There are two genera with 15 species, which are distributed mainly in temperate latitudes.Six species inhabit the USSR. The red-crested pochard ( Netta rufina. ) has a body ...