waterfowl
Plural: waterfowl, waterfowls
Noun
- freshwater aquatic bird
- 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.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English waterfoul, water-foul, equivalent to water + fowl. Compare Old English dopfugel (“waterfowl, moorhen”, literally “dipping-fowl”).
Synonyms
water bird, waterbird
Scrabble Score: 18
waterfowl: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwaterfowl: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
waterfowl: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
waterfowl: valid Words With Friends Word