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geese (Anatidae (family), Anseriformes (order), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: General term referring to members of several species of large web-footed birds in different genera, especially the genera Anser and Branta, but also including a number of waterfowl of gooselike build that live in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and belong to other groups. Geese have in common that they are larger than ducks and smaller than swans; they differ from ducks in having longer necks and legs that are set more forward.
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| Terms: |
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| geese (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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| goose (bird) (C,U,English,AD,U,N)
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| 雁 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| 鵝 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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| yàn (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| yan (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles),UF,U,U)
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| yan (Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: H.HL |
Hierarchical Position:
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Agents Facet |
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.... Living Organisms (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ living organisms (entities) (G) |
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............ Eukaryota (domain) (G) |
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................ Animalia (kingdom) (G) |
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.................... Chordata (phylum) (G) |
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........................ Vertebrata (subphylum) (G) |
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............................ Aves (class) (G) |
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................................ Anseriformes (order) (G) |
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.................................... Anatidae (family) (G) |
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........................................ geese (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 用於通稱不同屬中的幾種大蹼足鳥類成員，尤其是鵝屬與雁屬，但也包括一些居住在南北半球而屬於其他類、體型像鵝的水禽。雁共同的特徵在於，體型比鴨大而比天鵝小；他們與鴨不同之處在於具有較長的頸，且腿的位置較前。 |
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