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wader
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wader
1. any of various long-legged birds, esp those of the order Ciconiiformes (herons, storks, etc.), that live near water and feed on fish, etc.
2. a Brit name for shore bird
wader [′wād·ər]
(vertebrate zoology)
shore bird


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