ANATIFEROUS

Source: 524, 567

ANATIF'EROUS, adjective [Latin anas, a duck and fero, to produce.] Producing ducks.

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An′a‐tif″er‐ous (�), a. [[L. anas, anatis, a duck + -ferous.]] (Zoöl.) Producing ducks; — applied to Anatifæ, under the absurd notion of their turning into ducks or geese. See Barnacle.