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anatine

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[an-uh-tahyn, -tin] / ˈæn əˌtaɪn, -tɪn /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.

  2. resembling a duck.

Etymology

Origin of anatine

1860–65; < Latin anatīnus of, pertaining to a duck, equivalent to anat- (stem of anas ) duck + -īnus -ine 1

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