wading+birds
1Birds of Cornwall — The birds of Cornwall are in general a selection of those found in the whole of the British Isles, though Cornwall s position at the extreme south west of Great Britain results in many occasional migrants. The nightingale is one common English… …
2wading bird — UK [ˈweɪdɪŋ ˌbɜː(r)d] / US [ˈweɪdɪŋ ˌbɜrd] noun [countable] Word forms wading bird : singular wading bird plural wading birds any bird with long legs that stands in the water while it hunts for fish …
3wading — adjective a) Appropriate to wade in. The pool is too small for doing laps, its only a wading pool. b) Which wades Flamingos are wading birds …
4wading bird — n. any of various long legged birds that wade the shallows and marshes for food; esp., any of an order (Ciconiiformes) including the herons, storks, and ibises …
5wading bird — Wader Wad er, n. 1. One who, or that which, wades. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any long legged bird that wades in the water in search of food, especially any species of limicoline or grallatorial birds; called also {wading bird}. See Illust. g,… …
6birds — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Flying animals Nouns 1. fowl; songbird, warbler; bird of prey; cock, hen; nestling, fledgling. See animal. 2. (land birds) I. (passerine) a. songbird, oscine, warbler, oriole, swallow, blackbird, blackcap …
7wading bird — noun Date: 1840 any of an order (Ciconiiformes) of long legged birds (as herons, bitterns, storks, and ibises) that wade in water in search of food …
8wading bird — noun Any of various long legged birds, of the order Ciconiiformes, such as cranes, herons, or storks, that wade in shallow water in search of food. Syn: wader …
9wading bird — wad′ing bird n. orn any of various long legged, long billed, and long necked birds that wade in shallow waters for live food, as the crane, heron, ibis, stork, spoonbill, and flamingo • Etymology: 1840–50 …
10wading bird — noun any of many long legged birds that wade in water in search of food • Syn: ↑wader • Derivationally related forms: ↑wade (for: ↑wader) • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic bird …
