Hypertext Webster Gateway: "waterfowl"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Waterfowl \Wa"ter*fowl`\, n.
Any bird that frequents the water, or lives about rivers,
lakes, etc., or on or near the sea; an aquatic fowl; -- used
also collectively.
Note: Of aquatic fowls, some are waders, or furnished with
long legs; others are swimmers, or furnished with
webbed feet.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
waterfowl
n : freshwater aquatic bird [syn: {water bird}, {waterbird}]
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