Definition for WA-TER-FOWL

WA-TER-FOWL, n. [water and fowl.]

A fowl that frequents the water, or lives about rivers, lakes, or on or near the sea; an aquatic fowl. Of aquatic fowls, some are waders, or furnished with long legs; others are swimmers, and are furnished with webbed feet.

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