waterfowl

English

Etymology

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

Noun

waterfowl (plural waterfowl or waterfowls)

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.

Synonyms

wildfowl

Related terms

landfowl

Translations

birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water

Bulgarian: водни птици f pl (vodni ptici)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 水鳥／水鸟 (zh) (shuǐniǎo)
Dutch: watervogels (nl)
Esperanto: akvobirdo
Finnish: vesilintu (fi)
French: oiseau aquatique m (pl : oiseaux aquatiques - not restricted to Anatidae), sauvagine (fr) f
German: Wasservogel (de) m
Greek: υδρόβια πουλιά pl (ydróvia pouliá)
Hungarian: vízimadár (hu)
Italian: uccelli acquatici m pl
Japanese: 水鳥 (ja) (suichō)
Korean: 물새 (mulsae)
Kutenai: kyaq̓ⱡa
Lutshootseed: buʔqʷ
Manx: eean ushtey m
Mi'kmaq: sisip anim
Pashto: هېلۍ‎ f (heləi)
Portuguese: ave aquática f
Russian: водоплавающие птицы
Spanish: aves acuáticas f pl
Swedish: sjöfågel (sv) c
Turkish: su kuşu
Ukrainian: водоплавні птахи pl or m (vodoplavni ptaxy)
Volapük: (♂♀) vataböd (vo), (♂) vatahiböd, (♀) vatajiböd, (♂♀) vataböds pl, (collective ♂♀) vatabödem (vo)
Welsh: aderyn dŵr m

Anagrams

water flow, waterflow