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wading birds

wading birds is the plural of wading bird.

Meaning of wading bird

Noun

wading bird (plural wading birds)

  1. Any of various long-legged birds, such as cranes (Gruidae), herons (Ardeidae), storks (Ciconiidae), or flamingos (Phoenicopteridae), that wade in shallow water in search of food.
    Synonyms:
    wader
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wading, bird.

Questions about wading birds

What is wading birds the plural of?
Wading birds is the plural of wading bird.

Words near wading birds in the dictionary

  1. Wadi Halfa
  2. Wadi Hammamat
  3. wadies
  4. wading
  5. wading bird
  6. wading birds
  7. wading in
  8. wading pool
  9. wading pools
  10. Wading River
  11. wading through

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