wildfowl
wildfowl
Definition
wild·fowl (-fo̵ul′)
noun pl. -·fowls′ or -·fowl′
a wild bird, esp. a game bird, as a wild duck, pheasant, or quail
wildfowl
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- overwinter: The saltmarsh provides grazing for sheep and cattle and attracts thousands of overwintering wildfowl.
- winter: You can spot waders, wintering wildfowl all year round.
- shoot: In certain counties it is an offense to shoot wildfowl on Sundays.
- attract: The former clay pit is being remodeled to create an attractive lake to attract wildfowl.
- see: You will see most wildfowl between October and March.
- migrate: Its coastline includes some important seabirds cliffs, as well as tidal estuaries which are highly attractive to wintering and migrating wildfowl and waders.
Adjective modifier
- migratory: Migratory wildfowl, especially ducks, are natural carriers of the viruses.
- other: On the third pit that we explored, we finally came across our first Marbled Teal among other wildfowl.
- native: Canada geese also compete with native wildfowl for nest sites.
- common: THE POND draws many common wildfowl, reflects winter stem colors.
Preposition: on
- lake: Identify our winter wildfowl on the lakes and river.
Modifies a noun
- refuge: The adjacent wildfowl refuge is a roosting place for many species of wildfowl during the winter.
- pond: Castle Park complete with wildfowl pond, bowling green and children's play ground.
- specie: No other wildfowl species seemed to moving with them.
- reserve: The inn is further along the road just past the wildfowl reserve.
- population: Second only to Loch Leven in Tayside for their wintering wildfowl populations.
- number: Wildfowl numbers are starting to build up, with a few Wigeon being seen, and winter Common Gulls are beginning to appear.
Preposition: in
- winter: Grazing with sheep is used to maintain certain pits without the characteristic willow margin in order to encourage migrant wildfowl in winter.
Noun used with modifier
wildfowl Quotes
As I was walking all alane, I heard twa corbies making a mane; The tane unto the tother say, 'Where sall we gang and dine to-day?' 'In behint yon auld fail dye, I wot there lies a new-slain knight; And naebody kens that he lies there, But his hawk, his hound, and his lady fair. 'His hound is to the hunting gane, His hawk to fetch the wild-fowl hame, His lady's ta'en another mate, So we may mak our dinner sweet.'
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