wading bird

noun

Any of various long-legged birds, such as cranes (Gruidae), herons (Ardeidae), storks (Ciconiidae), or flamingos (Phoenicopteridae), that wade in shallow water in search of food.

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Meanings

nounwading bird (plural wading birds)

plural wading birds

  1. Any of various long-legged birds, such as cranes (Gruidae), herons (Ardeidae), storks (Ciconiidae), or flamingos (Phoenicopteridae), that wade in shallow water in search of food.

    Synonyms: wader

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wading, bird.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of various long-legged birds, such as cranes (Gruidae), herons (Ardeidae), storks (Ciconiidae), or flamingos (Phoenicopteridae), that wade in shallow water in search of food.

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wader

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food

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wader
Broader
aquatic bird
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wader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From wading + bird.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 涉禽
  • 涉禽 (shèqín)long-legged bird
Danish vadefugl
  • vadefugllong-legged bird
Dutch waadvogel
  • waadvogellong-legged bird
Finnish kahlaaja
  • kahlaajalong-legged bird
German Watvogel, Stelzvogel
  • Watvogellong-legged bird
  • Stelzvogellong-legged bird
Hungarian gázló, gázlómadár
  • gázlólong-legged bird
  • gázlómadárlong-legged bird
Icelandic vaðfugl
  • vaðfugllong-legged bird
Italian uccelli limicoli, trampoliere
  • uccelli limicolilong-legged bird
  • trampolierelong-legged bird
  • uccello di ripalong-legged bird
Malay burung randuk
  • burung randuklong-legged bird
Norwegian Bokmål vadefugl
  • vadefugllong-legged bird
Polish ptak brodzący
  • ptak brodzącylong-legged bird
Scottish Gaelic eun-grunnachaidh
  • eun-grunnachaidhlong-legged bird
Cite this entry
APA

wading bird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wading%20bird

MLA

“wading bird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wading%20bird. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wading bird,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wading%20bird.

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