WATERBIRD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Freshwater aquatic bird

Synonyms:

water bird; waterbird; waterfowl

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("waterbird" is a kind of...):

aquatic bird (wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waterbird"):

anseriform bird (chiefly web-footed swimming birds)

screamer (gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call)