waterbird
waterbird · waterbirds
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Any bird whose mode of life involves living on or next to bodies of waterAny bird whose mode of life involves living on or next to bodies of water.
» Cormorants are waterbirds.
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2 sensesAny bird whose mode of life involves living on or next to bodies of water.
Any bird whose mode of life involves living on or next to bodies of water.
Such a bird that inhabits a freshwater environment.
freshwater aquatic bird
Examples
1 sentencesCormorants are waterbirds.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
waterfowl:
Origin
From water + bird.From water + bird.
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