waterfowl
1 synonym for waterfowl, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A bird, such as a duck, goose or swan, that lives mainly on water.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
waterbird
Etymology
Comes from Middle English waterfoul, water-foul, equivalent to water + fowl. Compare Old English dopfugel (“waterfowl, moorhen”, literally “dipping-fowl”).
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