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单词 waterfowl
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
wa•ter•fowl /ˈwɔtɚfaʊl, ˈwɑtɚ-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -fowl, -fowls. 
  1. Birdsa bird that lives in or near water.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
wa•ter•fowl  (wô′tər foul′, wot′ər-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -fowls, (esp. collectively) -fowl. 
  1. Birdsa water bird, esp. a swimming bird.
  2. Birdssuch birds taken collectively, esp. the swans, geese, and ducks.
  • 1250–1300; Middle English; cognate with German Wasservogel; see water, fowl

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
waterfowl /ˈwɔːtəˌfaʊl/ n
  1. any aquatic freshwater bird, esp any species of the family Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans)
  2. such birds collectively
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