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 ]