anatiferous

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anatiferous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Anatiferous \An`a*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. anas, anatis, a duck +
     -ferous.] (Zool.)
     Producing ducks; -- applied to Anatif[ae], under the absurd
     notion of their turning into ducks or geese. See Barnacle.
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