water bird

noun

1. an aquatic bird; a swimming or wading bird.

water bird

noun

1. any aquatic bird, including the wading and swimming birds

Word History and Origins

Origin of water bird¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

While there have been many studies of water birds and animals such as porpoises and dolphins diving from air into water, interactions between animals and the air-snow interface have not been well-researched.

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“Flamingos are really important water birds,” King points out.

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So he went all-out in a humorous campaign for his favored bird, the pūteketeke, a water bird, on his HBO show “Last Week Tonight.”

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Bewick's swans, a migratory water bird that breeds south of the Barents Sea in European Russia, is now seen much less often in the Netherlands than in previous years.

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Among the wild birds hit the hardest are water birds like ducks and geese.

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