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wader
Found in thesaurus: aquatic bird
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wader
n.
one who wades; wading boots; wading bird (heron, egret, flamingo, etc.)
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Wader
Waders, called shorebirds in North America (where "wader" is used to refer to long-legged wading birds such as storks and herons), are members of the order Charadriiformes, excluding the more marine web-footed seabird groups.
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wader
Noun
1. any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
(synonym) wading bird
(hypernym) aquatic bird
(hyponym) stork
(derivation) wade
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wader
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Wader
(n.)
One who, or that which, wades.
One who, or that which, wades.
(n.)
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, under Aves.
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, under Aves.
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