waterbird

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noun

Any bird whose mode of life involves living on or next to bodies of water.

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waterfowlwater bird
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Meanings

nounwaterbird (plural waterbirds)

plural waterbirds

  1. Any bird whose mode of life involves living on or next to bodies of water.
    1. Such a bird that inhabits a freshwater environment.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfreshwater aquatic bird

Similar
waterfowlwater bird
Broader
aquatic bird
Also see
waterfowl

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From water + bird.

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Translations

Danish søfugl
  • søfuglwaterfowl
Dutch watervogel
  • watervogelwaterfowl
Esperanto akvobirdo
  • akvobirdowaterfowl
French oiseau d’eau
  • oiseau d’eauwaterfowl
German Wasservogel
  • Wasservogelwaterfowl
Norwegian Bokmål vannfugl
  • vannfuglwaterfowl
Swedish sjöfågel
  • sjöfågelwaterfowl
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“waterbird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterbird. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waterbird,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterbird.

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