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noun
Any bird whose mode of life involves living on or next to bodies of water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: bird, animal, organism, species
noun
Any bird whose mode of life involves living on or next to bodies of water.
Such a bird that inhabits a freshwater environment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: bird, animal, organism, species
noun
freshwater aquatic bird
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: waterfowl, water bird
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aquatic bird
Narrower terms: anseriform bird, screamer
History
From water + bird.
Across languages
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