WATERFOWL


Meaning of WATERFOWL in English

/waw"teuhr fowl', wot"euhr-/ , n. , pl. waterfowls , ( esp. collectively ) waterfowl .

1. a water bird, esp. a swimming bird.

2. such birds taken collectively, esp. the swans, geese, and ducks.

[ 1250-1300; ME; c. G Wasservogel; see WATER, FOWL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .