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Webster 1913 Edition


Anatiferous

Anˊa-tif′er-ous

,
Adj.
[L.
anas
,
anatis
, a duck +
-ferous
.]
(Zool.)
Producing ducks; – applied to Anatifæ, under the absurd notion of their turning into ducks or geese. See
Barnacle
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Anatiferous

ANATIF'EROUS

,
Adj.
[L. anas, a duck and fero, to produce.] Producing ducks.