wading bird

English

Etymology

wading +‎ bird

Noun

wading bird (plural wading birds)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wading,‎ bird.
2. Any of various long-legged birds, of the order Ciconiiformes, such as cranes, herons, or storks, that wade in shallow water in search of food.

   Synonym: wader

Translations

long-legged bird

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 涉禽 (shèqín)

• Danish: vadefugl (da) c
• Dutch: waadvogel (nl) m
• Finnish: kahlaaja (fi)
• German: Watvogel (de) m, Stelzvogel m
• Hungarian: gázló (hu), gázlómadár (hu)
• Icelandic: vaðfugl (is) m
• Italian: uccelli limicoli m pl, trampoliere (it) m, uccello di ripa m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: vadefugl m

  Nynorsk: vadefugl m

• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Scottish Gaelic: eun-grunnachaidh m
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can