Waterfowl

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:21:11

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.

⇒ Of aquatic fowls, some are waders, or furnished with long legs; others are swimmers, or furnished with webbed feet.

 

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