wading bird
: any of an order (Ciconiiformes) of long-legged birds (such as herons, bitterns, storks, and ibises) that wade in water in search of food
Recent Examples on the Web
//In this case, the early bird gets the best deal on a bird at Safeway.
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Laura Daily And Bryan K. Chavez, The Know, "Free ice skating, a ski and snowboard swap and other free and cheap events this month in Denver," 5 Nov. 2019
//So Darlene wants to know: is there a birds and bees talk in their future?
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Lynette Rice, EW.com, "The Conners sneak peek: Mark kissed a boy and he liked it," 1 Oct. 2019
//There also will be outdoor exercise equipment, jogging paths, a bird and butterfly lab, and a pride memorial.
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Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, "Work to begin this winter on improving Rash Field in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor," 18 Sep. 2019
//Three days after a bird is bitten by a mosquito carrying West Nile virus, one milliliter of its blood contains 100 billion viral particles, roughly the number of stars in the Milky Way.
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Quanta Magazine, "Vaccines Are Pushing Pathogens to Evolve," 10 May 2018
//Ashleigh Belfiore, a bird, reptile and mammal manger at SeaQuest, 8501 W. Bowles Ave., in Southwest Plaza, has been cited in the misdemeanor case, according to court documents.
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Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, "Misdemeanor animal cruelty case involving SeaQuest sloth named Flash on tap in Jefferson County," 30 Aug. 2019
//Parker waved his arms like a bird, as Reed did at the end of his most impressive returns.
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Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, "'Baltimore, I love that city’: Ed Reed becomes third homegrown Raven enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame," 4 Aug. 2019
//Susan Paskewitz, the chair of the Entomology Department at the university, told Channel 3000 the Lone Star tick reported likely found its way north by attaching itself to a bird or other animal that later made its way to the area.
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Fox News, "Lone Star tick, known to cause red meat allergy, found in northern Wisconsin: report," 30 June 2019
//This request takes saving a turkey — a bird that doesn't fly — to a new level.
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, "Hobble, hobble! This Michigan turkey needs a custom wheelchair," 27 Aug. 2019
First Known Use of wading bird
1840, in the meaning defined above
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More Definitions forwading bird
: a bird with long legs (such as a heron) that finds its food in water
: a bird (as a heron) with long legs that wades in water in search of food