waterfowl

[ waw-ter-foul, wot-er- ]

/ ˈwɔ tərˌfaʊl, ˈwɒt ər- /

a water bird, especially a swimming bird.

such birds taken collectively, especially the swans, geese, and ducks.

Origin of waterfowl

1250–1300; Middle English; cognate with German Wasservogel; see water, fowl

Wood pigeon, pheasant, partridge, grouse, peacocks, hares, wild rabbits, and waterfowl are all dietary staples.

Edible Taxidermy: It’s a Good Thing |Lizzie Crocker |August 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The waterfowl have begun to come more and more to the pond before the house.

Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan |Various
The river abounds in fish and waterfowl of all descriptions.

Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart |John McDouall Stuart
The prodigious variety of waterfowl on the sea-shore has been but barely hinted at.

Wanderings in South America |Charles Waterton

The voices of millions of waterfowl, around them, did not disturb their slumbers.

Christopher Carson |John S. C. Abbott
This morning I went with Amuba with our bows and arrows to shoot a hawk which has for some time been slaying the waterfowl.

The Cat of Bubastes |G. A. Henty

waterfowl

/ (ˈwɔːtəˌfaʊl) /

any aquatic freshwater bird, esp any species of the family Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans)

such birds collectively