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waterfowl

1. any aquatic freshwater bird, esp any species of the family Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans)
2. such birds collectively
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waterfowl

[′wȯd·ər‚fau̇l]
(vertebrate zoology)
Aquatic birds which constitute the order Anseriformes, including the swans, ducks, geese, and screamers.
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