water fowl

[waw-ter-foul, wot-er-]

wa·ter·fowl

[waw-ter-foul, wot-er-]
noun, plural wa·ter·fowls, (especially collectively) wa·ter·fowl.
1.
a water bird, especially a swimming bird.
2.
such birds taken collectively, especially the swans, geese, and ducks.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; cognate with German Wasservogel; see water, fowl
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