waterfowl
English
noun
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English waterfoul com from English water + English fowl.
Origin
English
fowl
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bridgewater English
- Teeswater English
- above-water English
- antiwater English
- backwater English
- bathwater English
- beanwater English
- bewater English
- bilgewater English
- blackwater English
- bluewater English
- bongwater English
- bottled water English
- brackishwater English
- breakwater English
- catchwater English
- clearwater English
- coldwater English
- creekwater English
- cutwater English
- deepwater English
- dewater English
- dillwater English
- dishwater English
- ditchwater English
- drinkwater English
- dyewater English
- eyewater English
- fairwater English
- feedwater English
- firewater English
- flatwater English
- floodwater English
- forewater English
- fowl English
- fowl-lore English
- fowler English
- fowlery English
- fowlhouse English
- fowlish English
- fowlkind English
- fowllike English
- fowlpox English
- fowlyard English
- freshwater English
- gamefowl English
- greywater English
- groundwater English
- headwater English
- headwaters English
- heartwater English
- highwater English
- hindwater English
- holy water English
- jerkwater English
- junglefowl English
- lakewater English
- landfowl English
- limewater English
- meltwater English
- midwater English
- moorfowl English
- mopwater English
- nonwater English
- oceanwater English
- orthowater English
- overwater English
- palaeowater English
- paleowater English
- peafowl English
- polywater English
- pondwater English
- poolwater English
- quickwater English
- rainwater English
- rewater English
- riverwater English
- rockfowl English
- rosewater English
- saltwater English
- scrubfowl English
- seafowl English
- seawater English
- semiwater English
- shearwater English
- sinkwater English
- slickwater English
- softwater English
- springwater English
- spurfowl English
- spurnwater English
- stickwater English
- stormwater English
- streamwater English
- superwater English
- sweetwater English
- tailwater English
- tidewater English
- topwater English
- underwater English
- unwater English
- unwatering English
- warmwater English
- washwater English
- wastewater English
- water English
- water adder English
- water bicycle English
- water bike English
- water boy English
- water cure English
- water fear English
- water fitness English
- water hen English
- water knot English
- water mole English
- water mouse English
- water nymph English
- water pox English
- water sickness English
- water trough English
- water witching English
- water-fear English
- water-free English
- water-leech English
- water-loving English
- water-salamander English
- waterable English
- waterage English
- waterbag English
- waterbar English
- waterbased English
- waterbed English
- waterbike English
- waterbird English
- waterbirding English
- waterboard English
- waterboat English
- waterbody English
- waterbomb English
- waterborne English
- waterbreak English
- waterbus English
- waterchamber English
- watercleft English
- waterclock English
- watercloset English
- watercock English
- watercolor English
- watercolour English
- watercourse English
- watercraft English
- watercress English
- waterdog English
- waterdrop English
- watered English
- waterer English
- waterest English
- watereth English
- waterfall English
- waterfilled English
- waterfilling English
- waterfit English
- waterflood English
- waterflow English
- waterfowler English
- waterfowling English
- waterfree English
- waterfright English
- waterfront English
- waterful English
- watergang English
- watergate English
- watergrass English
- waterguard English
- waterhead English
- waterhen English
- waterhole English
- waterhorse English
- waterhouse English
- waterish English
- waterjug English
- waterkeeper English
- waterleaf English
- waterless English
- waterlike English
- waterline English
- waterlog English
- waterly English
- watermaker English
- waterman English
- watermanship English
- watermark English
- watermaster English
- watermaze English
- watermedia English
- watermelon English
- watermilfoil English
- watermill English
- watermiller English
- watermilling English
- watermole English
- watermoss English
- waterness English
- waterphone English
- waterpipe English
- waterplane English
- waterplant English
- waterplay English
- waterpoint English
- waterport English
- waterpot English
- waterproof English
- waterquake English
- waterscape English
- watershed English
- watersheep English
- watershoot English
- waterside English
- waterskier English
- waterskin English
- watersoaked English
- watersport English
- waterspout English
- waterstained English
- waterstone English
- waterstop English
- waterstuff English
- waterthrush English
- watertight English
- waterwall English
- waterward English
- waterwards English
- waterway English
- waterweed English
- waterwork English
- waterworks English
- waterworn English
- waterwort English
- watery English
- wellwater English
- wildfowl English
- wirewater English
- wormfowl English
- yardfowl English
- Wasser German
- vogel Dutch, Flemish
- water Dutch, Flemish
- ватер Russian
- váter Spanish, Castilian
- ワーラー Japanese
- foul Middle English
- water Middle English
- waterfoul Middle English
- वाटर Hindi
- ffowla Welsh
- ffowlio Welsh
- ffowlyn Welsh
- paul Tok Pisin
- wara Tok Pisin
- fowru Sranan Tongo
- watra Sranan Tongo
- wota Bislama
- tumwata Chinook Jargon
- woda Kriol
- wata Krio
- wataa Aukan
- wata Gullah
- worta Pitcairn-Norfolk
- 6@Chin American Sign Language
- fowl
- water
- watery
- fowler
- waterer
- watered
- rewater
- dewater
- peafowl
- bewater
- unwater
- waterly
- fowlery
- seafowl
- fowlish
- fowlpox
- waterbar
- wildfowl
- watereth
- waterfit
- mopwater
- gamefowl
- moorfowl
- waterful
- fowlyard
- wormfowl
- waterhen
- waterbed
- seawater
- yardfowl
- waterjug
- spurfowl
- topwater
- waterlog
- waterish
- waterpot
- waterdog
- waterbus
- rockfowl
- eyewater
- waterest
- waterage
- fowllike
- cutwater
- fowlkind
- midwater
- landfowl
- dyewater
- waterway
- nonwater
- waterman
- waterbag
- wirewater
- waterable
- watergang
- rainwater
- waterbomb
- watercock
- warmwater
- waterside
- waterline
- waterflow
- waterhole
- waterport
- waterbike
- waterless
- poolwater
- fowlhouse
- firewater
- Teeswater
- headwater
- pondwater
- waterdrop
- greywater
- waterbody
- waterstop
- waterfree
- semiwater
- dillwater
- feedwater
- dishwater
- flatwater
- beanwater
- backwater
- watermark
- polywater
- forewater
- waterwall
- waterweed
- watermaze
- waterpipe
- waterbird
- waterwork
- water hen
- deepwater
- waterhead
- waterfall
- coldwater
- bongwater
- watermoss
- bluewater
- antiwater
- tidewater
- waterward
- rosewater
- meltwater
- fowl-lore
- scrubfowl
- waterleaf
- waterboat
- water boy
- bathwater
- wellwater
- waterlike
- tailwater
- jerkwater
- highwater
- waterwort
- watermole
- hindwater
- washwater
- softwater
- watermill
- water pox
- limewater
- lakewater
- sinkwater
- waterworn
- saltwater
- watershed
- waterness
- fairwater
- overwater
- waterplay
- watergate
- waterskin
- watercolor
- underwater
- waterhouse
- watermelon
- waterskier
- watercress
- slickwater
- water knot
- ditchwater
- water bike
- waterguard
- waterbreak
- sweetwater
- unwatering
- waterplane
- watersheep
- waterquake
- waterstuff
- superwater
- water-free
- watermaker
- holy water
- water fear
- watertight
- breakwater
- watermedia
- catchwater
- waterflood
- waterwards
- floodwater
- waterscape
- water mole
- watergrass
- waterfront
- stormwater
- oceanwater
- waterspout
- blackwater
- freshwater
- orthowater
- shearwater
- bilgewater
- waterpoint
- riverwater
- headwaters
- spurnwater
- junglefowl
- water cure
- waterborne
- waterproof
- quickwater
- waterplant
- water-fear
- watersport
- stickwater
- waterhorse
- waterworks
- watercleft
- wastewater
- waterstone
- watercraft
- drinkwater
- heartwater
- clearwater
- waterclock
- waterphone
- waterboard
- watershoot
- paleowater
- creekwater
- waterbased
- watermaster
- streamwater
- water-leech
- waterfright
- water nymph
- waterfilled
- waterkeeper
- groundwater
- above-water
- watercourse
- watercloset
- water mouse
- Bridgewater
- water adder
- waterfowler
- palaeowater
- watermiller
- watersoaked
- waterthrush
- watercolour
- springwater
- waterfowling
- waterstained
- waterchamber
- waterbirding
- watermilfoil
- water-loving
- waterfilling
- water trough
- watermanship
- watermilling
- brackishwater
- water bicycle
- water fitness
- bottled water
- water sickness
- water witching
- water-salamander