🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Wasser Vogel

Native Script:Wasservogel

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Vasser Fogel

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Water-Bird/ˈwɔː.tər.bɜːrd/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der See ist voller Wasservögel."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A bird that is typically found in or around water, such as ducks, swans, and herons.

    "The lake was filled with various species of water-birds, creating a picturesque scene."
  2. 2

    Any bird that is adapted to living in aquatic environments.

    "Water-birds often have specialized features like webbed feet for swimming."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'water-bird' is a compound word formed from 'water', derived from Old English 'wæter', and 'bird', which comes from the Proto-Germanic '*burdiz'. The term has evolved to refer specifically to birds that are commonly found in aquatic environments, reflecting their habitat and behavior.

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