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Define the word Wading bird

"Wading bird" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Wading \Wad"ing\,
   a. & n. from Wade, v.
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   Wading bird. (Zool.) See Wader, 2.
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"wading bird" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Wader \Wad"er\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, wades.
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   2. (Zool.) Any long-legged bird that wades in the water in
      search of food, especially any species of limicoline or
      grallatorial birds; -- called also wading bird. See
      Illust. g, under Aves.
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"wading bird" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

wading bird
     n : any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search
         of food [syn: wader]