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wading bird en · NOUN

Etymology

From wading + bird.

Meanings

1. Any of various long-legged birds, such as cranes (Gruidae), herons (Ardeidae), storks (Ciconiidae), or flamingos (Phoenicopteridae), that wade in shallow water in search of food.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wading, bird.

Forms

Synonyms

wader

Translations (17)

is vaðfugl (long-legged bird) · nl waadvogel (long-legged bird) · pl ptak brodzący (long-legged bird) · it uccelli limicoli (long-legged bird) · nn vadefugl (long-legged bird) · ms burung randuk (long-legged bird) · hu gázlómadár (long-legged bird) · it uccello di ripa (long-legged bird) · de Stelzvogel (long-legged bird) · hu gázló (long-legged bird) · gd eun-grunnachaidh (long-legged bird) · de Watvogel (long-legged bird) · fi kahlaaja (long-legged bird) · nb vadefugl (long-legged bird) · cmn 涉禽 (long-legged bird) · it trampoliere (long-legged bird) · da vadefugl (long-legged bird)