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noun
Any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food.
synonym: wader.
is a specific kind of: aquatic bird.
is a broader term that covers: stork | Balaeniceps rex, shoebill, shoebird | ibis | spoonbill | flamingo | heron | crane | Aramus guarauna, courlan | Aramus pictus, limpkin | Cariama cristata, crested cariama, seriema | chunga, Chunga burmeisteri, seriema | rail | bustard | bustard quail, button-quail, button quail, hemipode | ortygan | Pedionomus torquatus, plain wanderer | trumpeter | limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird ... show more.
derivation: wade.
Dutch: waadvogel
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