Goose

Goose

Geese are waterfowl belonging to the tribe Anserini of the family Anatidae. This tribe comprises the genera Anser (the grey geese), Branta (the black geese) and Chen (the white geese). A number of other birds, mostly related to the shelducks, have "goose" as part of their name. More distantly related members of the Anatidae family are swans, most of which are larger than true geese, and ducks, which are smaller.

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Famous quotes containing the word goose:

    This is the cat
    That killed the rat
    —Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. The House That Jack Built (l. 7–8)

    They give me goose pimples on top of my goose pimples.
    Griffin Jay, Maxwell Shane (1905–1983)

    I saw a ship a-sailing,
    A-sailing on the sea,
    —Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. I saw a ship a-sailing (l. 1–2)