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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.