Skip to content
Vinony

waterfowl

noun

  1. large swimming bird
L156857 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From Middle English waterfoul, water-foul, equivalent to water + fowl. Compare Old English dopfugel (“waterfowl, moorhen”, literally “dipping-fowl”).

  1. Any of the birds, such as ducks, geese and swans, that spend most of their non-flying time on water; especially those of the family Anatidae.