Waterfowl
noun, plural waterfowls (especially collectively) waterfowl.
1.
a water bird, especially a swimming bird.
2.
such birds taken collectively, especially the swans, geese, and ducks.
noun
1.
any aquatic freshwater bird, esp any species of the family Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans)
2.
such birds collectively
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