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waterfowl en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English waterfoul, water-foul, equivalent to water + fowl. Compare Old English dopfugel (“waterfowl, moorhen”, literally “dipping-fowl”).

Meanings

1. Any of the birds, such as ducks, geese and swans, that spend most of their non-flying time on water; especially those of the family Anatidae.

Forms

Coordinates

landfowl

Deriveds

waterfowling · waterfowler

Hypernyms

organism · bird · fowl · animal · species

Relateds

wildfowl · gamefowl · poultry · game bird

Translations (35)

ja 水鳥 (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · es aves acuáticas (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · pl ptak wodny (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · lut buʔqʷ (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · nl watervogels (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · vo vatajiböd (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · kut kyaq̓ⱡa (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · ta நீர்க்கோழி (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · fr sauvagine (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · ru водоплавающие птицы (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · uk водоплавні птахи (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · bg водни птици (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · wyi kor-rung-un-un (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · vo vatabödem (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · vo vatahiböd (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · gv eean ushtey (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · vo vataböds (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · vo vataböd (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · ko 물새 (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · fi vesilintu (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · aht dziidzi (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · eo akvobirdo (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · taa tu gaga' (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · sv sjöfågel (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · hu vízimadár (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · izh vesilintu (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · de Wasservogel (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · pt ave aquática (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · el υδρόβια πουλιά (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · cy aderyn dŵr (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · cmn 水鳥 /水鸟 (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · it uccelli acquatici (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · ps هېلۍ (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · mic sisip (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) · tr su kuşu (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water)