waterbird

IPA: wˈɔtɝbɝd

water bird

IPA: wˈɔtɝbˈɝd

Root Word: Water bird

A water bird, alternatively waterbird or aquatic bird, is a bird that lives on or around water.

You're a water-bird; and you don't mind a wetting.
Myra gave a little lesson on water-bird beak function.
A white water-bird of the size of a large goose, called
And seeing a water-bird fly upwards, he took his bow and shot it through the heart, and it fell among the rose-gatherers.
Vegetation models [26] combined with maps of water-bird distributions show a large variation in the impact of projected vegetation changes on 25 selected species [27].
Loss of breeding area habitat projected by two different general circulation models for arctic water-bird species, and their globally threatened status (based on [29]).
A small black water-bird, about the size of a pigeon, with a white neck and a black ring round it, was observed, but not near enough to enable us to ascertain its species.
The prairie solitude, the summer evening landscape, the night wind of autumn, the water-bird flitting homeward through the twilight -- such are the favorite subjects of inspiration.
No visible means of motion could be detected; no sail or oars were there in the fairy boat -- there was nothing mechanical about it; but it sped on its way like a water-bird or a graceful nautilus.
For two of the three water-bird species that are considered globally threatened, namely the red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) and the spoon-billed sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmaeus), 67 and 57% of their current breeding range is projected to change from tundra to forest, respectively (Table 7.7).