Waterfowl

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Waterfowl \Wa"ter*fowl`\, n.
     Any bird that frequents the water, or lives about rivers,
     lakes, etc., or on or near the sea; an aquatic fowl; -- used
     also collectively.
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     Note: Of aquatic fowls, some are waders, or furnished with
           long legs; others are swimmers, or furnished with
           webbed feet.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  waterfowl
       n : freshwater aquatic bird [syn: {water bird}, {waterbird}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  51 Moby Thesaurus words for "waterfowl":
     avifauna, baby bird, bird, bird of Jove, bird of Juno,
     bird of Minerva, bird of night, bird of passage, bird of prey,
     birdie, birdlife, birdy, cage bird, chick, cygnet, diving bird,
     dove, eagle, eaglet, fish-eating bird, fledgling, flightless bird,
     fowl, fruit-eating bird, fulmar, game bird, insect-eating bird,
     migrant, migratory bird, nestling, oscine bird, owl,
     passerine bird, peacock, peafowl, peahen, perching bird, pigeon,
     ratite, sea bird, seed-eating bird, shore bird, songbird, squab,
     storm petrel, stormy petrel, swan, wading bird, warbler,
     water bird, wildfowl