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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

수조류

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sujoryu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Waterbird/ˈwɔː.tər.bɜːd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"왜가리는 강가에서 자주 볼 수 있는 수조류입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A bird that is typically found in or around water, such as lakes, rivers, or wetlands.

    "The heron is a common waterbird often seen fishing along the riverbank."
  2. 2

    Any bird species that relies on aquatic habitats for feeding, nesting, or breeding.

    "Ducks and geese are examples of waterbirds that migrate seasonally."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'wæter' (water) and 'bridd' (bird, young bird), coming into common usage in the Middle English period. The term has historically evolved to describe any bird that lives at or frequents bodies of water, encompassing both swimming birds and wading shorebirds.

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