waterfowl

n. 水鸟

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词形变化

waterfowls 复数 waterfowls

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of the birds, such as ducks, geese and swans, that spend most of their non-flying time on water; especially those of the family Anatidae.

    水鸟

词汇关系

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waterbird

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screamer

相关短语

waterfowl alignment

词源

From Middle English waterfoul, water-foul, equivalent to water + fowl. Compare Old English dopfugel (“waterfowl, moorhen”, literally “dipping-fowl”).

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