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anatine

[ an-uh-tahyn, -tin ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks.
  2. resembling a duck.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of anatine1

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

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