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- [weyd burd]
- /weɪd bɜrd/
- /weɪd bɜːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [weyd burd]
- /weɪd bɜrd/
Definitions of wading bird words
- noun wading bird wader (def 2). 1
- noun wading bird long-legged bird that lives in water 1
- noun wading bird a long-legged bird that walks in water to catch fish, etc 0
- noun wading bird any of various long-legged birds that wade the shallows and marshes for food; esp., any of an order (Ciconiiformes) including the herons, storks, and ibises 0
- noun wading bird Used other than as an idiom: see wading, bird. 0
- noun wading bird Any of various long-legged birds, of the order Ciconiiformes, such as cranes, herons, or storks, that wade in shallow water in search of food. 0
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Origin of wading bird
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50
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Parts of speech for Wading bird
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wading bird popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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