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- [waw-ter-foul, wot-er-]
- /ˈwɔ tərˌfaʊl, ˈwɒt ər-/
- /ˈwɔː.tə.faʊl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [waw-ter-foul, wot-er-]
- /ˈwɔ tərˌfaʊl, ˈwɒt ər-/
Definitions of waterfowl word
- noun plural waterfowl a water bird, especially a swimming bird. 1
- noun plural waterfowl such birds taken collectively, especially the swans, geese, and ducks. 1
- noun waterfowl Ducks, geese, or other large aquatic birds, especially when regarded as game. 1
- noun waterfowl water bird: duck, goose, etc. 1
- countable noun waterfowl Waterfowl are birds that swim in water, especially ducks, geese, and swans. 0
- noun waterfowl any aquatic freshwater bird, esp any species of the family Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans) 0
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Origin of waterfowl
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English; cognate with German Wasservogel; see water, fowl
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Parts of speech for Waterfowl
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waterfowl popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for waterfowl
noun waterfowl
- water bird — an aquatic bird; a swimming or wading bird.
- duck — any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
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