oiseau aquatique

Definitions of oiseau aquatique
  1. noun
    wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water
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    cygne
    stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
    échassier
    any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
    poule d'eau
    any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
    oiseau marin
    a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.
    ansériforme
    chiefly web-footed swimming birds
    cygne
    a young swan
    cigogne
    large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage
    ibis
    wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
    spatule
    wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon
    flamant
    large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
    héron
    grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
    râle
    any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
    poule d'eau
    black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes
    oiseau de rivage
    any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
    oiseau de côte pêcheur
    gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family
    alque
    black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
    gaviiformes, oiseau gaviiforme
    seabirds of the order Gaviiformes
    Podicipédiformes
    aquatic birds related to the loons
    pélécaniformes
    large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet
    sphénisciformes
    flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins
    oiseau pélagique
    bird of the open seas
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    oiseau
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
  2. noun
    freshwater aquatic bird
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    ansériforme
    chiefly web-footed swimming birds
    canard
    small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
    oie
    web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
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