wading bird
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wading bird
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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“Be nice,” Whiton warned the dinosaur-like wading bird.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024
Ms. Van Gorder said they found one of their captured pythons had consumed an entire adult great blue heron, an indigenous wading bird with a 6-foot wingspan.
From Washington Times • Aug. 12, 2022
"Almost every sort of wading bird is here."
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2022
The roseate spoonbill, like the flamingo a large, pink wading bird, is more widespread in the state and is not listed as threatened.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2021
Such a rara avis as the grey phalarope--a wading bird like the sandpiper--occasionally finds its way to the Cotswolds.
From A Cotswold Village by Gibbs, J. Arthur
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