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Goose, any of various large heavy-bodied waterfowl intermediate in size and build between large ducks and swans, especially those of the genera Anser (so-called gray geese) and Branta (so-called black geese) in the bird family Anatidae. Associated mainly with fresh water and living in the Northern Hemisphere, those genera include the Canada goose (B. canadensis), white-fronted geese (A. erythropus and A. albifrons), barnacle goose (B. leucopsis), and snow goose (Chen caerulescens), as well as the brant (B. bernicla) and the nene (B. sandvicensis).
Geese are waterfowl of the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera Anser (the grey geese) and Branta (the black geese). Chen, a genus comprising 'white geese', is sometimes used to refer to a group of species that are more commonly placed within Anser.
Some other birds, mostly related to the shelducks, have "goose" as part of their names. More distantly related members of the family Anatidae are swans, most of which are larger than true geese, and ducks, which are smaller.
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