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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

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wader

[′wād·ər]

(vertebrate zoology)

shore bird

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Following in the example of 1987's Shorebirds in Australia, produced by the Australasian Waders Study Group, the editors of this work (of the Queensland Wader Study Group, Australia) present recent research on the biology and conservation of the shorebirds of Australia.

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