• (a.) Producing ducks; -- applied to Anatifae, under the absurd notion of their turning into ducks or geese. See Barnacle.
An`a·tif'er·ous adjective [ Latin anas , anatis , a duck + -ferous .] (Zoology) Producing ducks; -- applied to Anatifæ , under the absurd notion of their turning into ducks or geese. See Barnacle .