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wading bird

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
wad-ing bird
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

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

Etymology

From wading + bird.

Inflected Forms

wading birds (plural)

Synonyms

wader

Questions

What does wading bird mean?
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.
Where does wading bird come from?
From wading + bird.

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