said of a bird; esp. as the distinctive appellation of those long-legged birds (as the heron, plover, snipe, etc., constituting the former order…
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释义 | the world > animals > birds > defined by habitat > [noun] > aquatic or swimming bird > wading bird (5) wader1771 said of a bird; esp. as the distinctive appellation of those long-legged birds (as the heron, plover, snipe, etc., constituting the former order… stilt-bird1835 (a) = sense 5; (b) any long-legged wading bird, a grallatorial bird. stilter1845 A long-legged wading bird, a grallatorial bird. stilt-walker1863 (a) a person who walks on stilts (also transferred); (b) = stilt-bird n. (b). wading bird1868 That wades. wading bird = wader, n. 1b. |
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