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What is the difference between wildfowl and waterfowl?

wildfowl | waterfowl |

Waterfowl is a synonym of wildfowl.



As nouns the difference between wildfowl and waterfowl

is that wildfowl is any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans while waterfowl is birds, such as ducks, geese and swans, that spend most of their non-flying time on water; especially those of the family Anatidae.

As a verb wildfowl

is to hunt a wildfowl.

wildfowl

English

Noun

(wikipedia wildfowl) (en-noun)
  • Any wild bird such as ducks, geese or swans.
  • waterfowl

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hunt a wildfowl.
  • * 2005 , .
    • The hunting of the kind of winged creatures, taken as a whole, is called wildfowling

    waterfowl

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia waterfowl) (waterfowl)
  • birds, such as ducks, geese and swans, that spend most of their non-flying time on water; especially those of the family Anatidae

    • Synonyms

    * wildfowl