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wading bird
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wader \Wad"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, wades.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) Any long-legged bird that wades in the water in
search of food, especially any species of limicoline or
grallatorial birds; -- called also wading bird. See
Illust. g, under Aves.
[1913 Webster]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wading \Wad"ing\, a. & n. from Wade, v. [1913 Webster] Wading bird. (Zool.) See Wader, 2. [1913 Webster]
