a. (Her.) Having the extremities terminate in the heads of eagles, lions, etc.;
‖n. pl. [ L., geese. ] (Zool.) A Linnæan order of aquatic birds swimming by means of webbed feet, as the duck, or of lobed feet, as the grebe. In this order were included the geese, ducks, auks, divers, gulls, petrels, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. (Zool.) A division of birds including the geese, ducks, and closely allied forms. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
a. [ L. anserinus, fr. anser a goose. ]
a. [ L. anser a goose. ] Resembling a goose; silly; simple. Sydney Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. cl&aemacr_;nsere. ] One who, or that which, cleanses; especially, a detergent or other preparation used for cleaning. Arbuthnot.
n. A male servant. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Sp. mergánsar, fr. mergo a diver (L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + ánsar goose, L. anser. ] (Zool.) Any bird of the genus
☞ The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator) inhabits both hemispheres. It is called also
White merganser,