Anatidae ana·ti·dae uncommon noun 1. swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks Synonymsfamily Anatidae Related words Broader terms bird family Parts Anseriformes Part of duckAnasTadornaOxyuraBucephalaAythyaAixCairina WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.