wading bird
1Wading bird — Wading Wad ing, a. & n. from {Wade}, v. [1913 Webster] {Wading bird}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Wader}, 2. [1913 Webster] …
2wading bird — n. any of various long legged birds that wade the shallows and marshes for food; esp., any of an order (Ciconiiformes) including the herons, storks, and ibises …
3wading bird — UK [ˈweɪdɪŋ ˌbɜː(r)d] / US [ˈweɪdɪŋ ˌbɜrd] noun [countable] Word forms wading bird : singular wading bird plural wading birds any bird with long legs that stands in the water while it hunts for fish …
4wading bird — Wader Wad er, n. 1. One who, or that which, wades. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any long legged bird that wades in the water in search of food, especially any species of limicoline or grallatorial birds; called also {wading bird}. See Illust. g,… …
5wading bird — n. wader, any long legged bird (heron, egret, flamingo, etc.) that gets its food by wading in water …
6wading bird — noun any of many long legged birds that wade in water in search of food • Syn: ↑wader • Derivationally related forms: ↑wade (for: ↑wader) • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic bird …
7wading bird — wad|ing bird [ weıdıŋ ,bɜrd ] noun count any bird with long legs that stands in the water while it hunts for fish …
8wading bird — wad′ing bird n. orn any of various long legged, long billed, and long necked birds that wade in shallow waters for live food, as the crane, heron, ibis, stork, spoonbill, and flamingo • Etymology: 1840–50 …
9wading bird — noun Date: 1840 any of an order (Ciconiiformes) of long legged birds (as herons, bitterns, storks, and ibises) that wade in water in search of food …
10wading bird — wader (def. 2). [1840 50] * * * …