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wa⋅ter⋅fowl

  [waw-ter-foul, wot-er-]
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–noun, plural -fowls, (especially collectively) -fowl.
1. a water bird, esp. a swimming bird.
2. such birds taken collectively, esp. the swans, geese, and ducks.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; c. G Wasservogel; see water, fowl
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wa·ter·fowl   (wô'tər-foul', wŏt'ər-)   
n.   pl. waterfowl or wa·ter·fowls

  1. A water bird, especially a swimming bird.

  2. Swimming game birds, such as ducks and geese, considered as a group.

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waterfowl 
c.1300, from water (n.1) + fowl. Cf. O.H.G. wazzarvogel, Du. watervogel.
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