wading bird

English

Noun

wading bird (plural wading birds)

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see 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.

Synonyms

wader

Translations

long-legged bird

Chinese:
Mandarin: 涉禽 (shèqín)
Dutch: waadvogel (nl) m
Finnish: kahlaaja (fi)
German: Watvogel (de) m, Stelzvogel m
Hungarian: gázló (hu)
Icelandic: vaðfugl (is) m
Italian: uccelli limicoli m pl, trampoliere (it) m, uccello di ripa m

Norwegian:
Bokmål: vadefugl m

Nynorsk: vadefugl m
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Scottish Gaelic: eun-grunnachaidh m
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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