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wa·ter·fowl W0048300 (wô′tər-foul′, wŏt′ər-)n. pl. waterfowl or wa·ter·fowls 1. A waterbird, especially a swimming bird.2. Swimming game birds, such as ducks and geese, considered as a group.waterfowl (ˈwɔːtəˌfaʊl) n1. (Animals) any aquatic freshwater bird, esp any species of the family Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans)2. (Animals) such birds collectivelywa•ter•fowl (ˈwɔ tərˌfaʊl, ˈwɒt ər-)
n., pl. -fowls, (esp. collectively) -fowl. 1. a water bird, esp. a swimming bird. 2. such birds collectively, esp. the swans, geese, and ducks. [1250–1300] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  waterfowl - freshwater aquatic bird water bird, waterbirdaquatic bird - wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt wateranseriform bird - chiefly web-footed swimming birdsscreamer - gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call |
Translationswater (ˈwoːtə) noun a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen. She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; (also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water. 水 水 verb1. to supply with water. He watered the plants. 澆水 浇水2. (of the mouth) to produce saliva. His mouth watered at the sight of all the food. 流口水 淌口水3. (of the eyes) to fill with tears. The dense smoke made his eyes water. 流淚 流泪ˈwaters noun plural a body of water such as the sea, a river etc. the stormy waters of the bay. 大片水域(如海、湖等) 大片的水域（如海、河、湖等） ˈwatery adjective1. like water; diluted. a watery fluid. 水般的，稀的 似水的，淡的 2. (of eyes) full of fluid eg because of illness, cold winds etc. 水汪汪的 水汪汪的3. (of a colour) pale. eyes of a watery blue. 淡色的 淡色的ˈwateriness noun 稀，水汪汪 水汪汪，潮湿 water boatman a water insect with oarlike back legs that propel it through the water. (水蟲)水椿象 水虫ˈwaterborne adjective carried or transmitted by water. Typhoid is a waterborne disease. 經水傳播(染)的 由于饮水而传染的（疾病） ˈwater-closet noun (abbreviation WC (dabljuˈsiː) ) a lavatory. 廁所 厕所ˈwater-colour noun a type of paint which is thinned with water instead of with oil. 水彩 水彩ˈwatercress noun a herb which grows in water and is often used in salads. 西洋水芹 水田芥，豆瓣菜 ˈwaterfall noun a natural fall of water from a height such as a rock or a cliff. 瀑布 瀑布ˈwaterfowl noun or noun plural a bird or birds which live on or beside water. 水禽 水禽ˈwaterfront noun that part of a town etc which faces the sea or a lake. He lives on the waterfront. 水邊，濱水區 水边，滨水区 ˈwaterhole noun a spring or other place where water can be found in a desert or other dry country. The elephant drank from the waterhole. 水坑 水坑ˈwatering-can noun a container used when watering plants. 澆水壺 洒水壶water level the level of the surface of a mass of water. The water level in the reservoir is sinking/rising. 水平面 水平面ˈwaterlily – plural ˈwaterlilies – noun a water plant with broad flat floating leaves. 睡蓮 睡莲ˈwaterlogged adjective (of ground) soaked in water. (地面)淹水的 浸满水的，进了水的 water main a large underground pipe carrying a public water supply. 總水管 总水管ˈwater-melon a type of melon with green skin and red flesh. 西瓜 西瓜ˈwaterproof adjective not allowing water to soak through. waterproof material. 防水的 防水的 noun a coat made of waterproof material. She was wearing a waterproof. 防水外套 防水衣物，雨衣 verb to make (material) waterproof. 使防水 使防水ˈwatershed noun an area of high land from which rivers flow in different directions into different basins. 分水嶺 分水岭ˈwater-skiing noun the sport of skiing on water, towed by a motor-boat. 滑水 滑水运动ˈwater-ski verb 滑水 滑水ˈwatertight adjective made in such a way that water cannot pass through. 不漏水的 不漏水的water vapour water in the form of a gas, produced by evaporation. 水蒸氣 水蒸气ˈwaterway noun a channel, eg a canal or river, along which ships can sail. 水路 水路ˈwaterwheel noun a wheel moved by water to work machinery etc. 水車 水车ˈwaterworks noun singular or plural a place in which water is purified and stored before distribution to an area. 自來水廠 自来水厂hold water to be convincing. His explanation won't hold water. 有說服力 （论点等）站得住脚 in(to) deep water in(to) trouble or danger. I got into deep water during that argument. 陷入麻煩或危險 陷入困境water down to dilute. This milk has been watered down. 用水稀釋 用水冲淡waterfowl
waterfowl, common term for members of the order Anseriformes, wild, aquatic, typically freshwater birds including ducks, geese, and screamers. In Great Britain the term is also used to designate species kept for ornamental purposes on private lakes or ponds, while in North America it is used for quarry species and is sometimes extended to refer to wading birds of the order Charadriiformes, such as plovers and sandpipers, as well as to other edible water birds. The hunting of any of these birds is known most generally as duck hunting. In Britain quarry species are referred to as wildfowl and their hunting as wildfowling. British wildfowling, formerly done with nets, is now done with shotguns, as is duck hunting in North America, but the practices differ in some respects. In North America the birds are typically shot as they approach to investigate rubber, wooden, plastic, or other decoys. The British, however, manipulate the birds by deliberately feeding them at certain places, a practice generally outlawed in North America, where hunting tends to be more strictly legislated. Waterfowl are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, orders Anseriformes and Charadriiformes.waterfowl[′wȯd·ər‚fau̇l] (vertebrate zoology) Aquatic birds which constitute the order Anseriformes, including the swans, ducks, geese, and screamers. waterfowl1. any aquatic freshwater bird, esp any species of the family Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans) 2. such birds collectively waterfowl
waterfowl (wot′ĕr-fowl″) Ducks, geese, and swans. They are vectors of diseases such as avian influenza. FinancialSeeWaterwaterfowl
Related to waterfowl: Waterfowl huntingSynonyms for waterfowlnoun freshwater aquatic birdSynonymsRelated Words- aquatic bird
- anseriform bird
- screamer
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