wading bird

wading bird

English

Noun

wading bird (plural wading birds)

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see wading,‎ bird.
2. Any of various long-legged birds, of the order Ciconiiformes, such as cranes, herons, or storks, that wade in shallow water in search of food.

Synonyms

• wader

Translations

long-legged bird

Chinese: Mandarin: 涉禽 (shèqín) Dutch: waadvogel (nl) m Finnish: kahlaaja (fi) German: Watvogel (de) m, Stelzvogel m Hungarian: gázló (hu) Icelandic: vaðfugl (is) m Italian: uccelli limicoli m pl, trampoliere (it) m, uccello di ripa m

Norwegian: Bokmål: vadefugl m Nynorsk: vadefugl m Russian: please add this translation if you can Scottish Gaelic: eun-grunnachaidh m Spanish: please add this translation if you can