subfamily anserinae

English Thesaurus

1. used in some classifications for the swans (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird family,
definition	:	a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	anatidae, family anatidae,
definition	:	swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks (noun.animal)