Anatine (adj)
an-uh-tahyn
of or relating to the family Anatidae, comprising the swans, geese, and ducks. / resembling a duck.
1860–65; Latin anatīnus of, pertaining to a duck, equivalent to anat- (stem of anas ) duck + -īnus
Example sentences
“With his flat feet and rotund middle, it gave him a slightly anatine waddle.”
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