Dictionary entry

Wildfowl

Pronunciation: /ˈwʌɪl(d)faʊl/

Pronunciation

/ˈwʌɪl(d)faʊl/

Myanmar Meaning

(pl same ) ,(အမဲလိုက် ကစားပွဲတွင်) တောကြက်၊ ရေကျေးရေငှက်။

Definition

wildfowl /'waÇldfaƱl/ n ( pl unchanged) (အမဲလိုက္ ကစားပြဲတြင္) ေတာၾကက္၊ ေရေက်းေရငွက္။

Examples

  1. ‘If oil entered the lagoons
  2. damage to fish spawning grounds
  3. wildfowl habitat and local commercial and subsistence enterprises could be
  4. literally
  5. incalculable.’
  6. ‘The ducks are among hundreds of wildfowl
  7. including moorhens
  8. coots and Canada geese based at the university
  9. which is famed for its natural habitat.’
  10. ‘The Norfolk coast
  11. renowned for its wealth of wintering wildfowl and waders
  12. continues to attract parties of ever-elusive and enigmatic shorelarks.’
  13. ‘It is known as a wintering site for whooper swans
  14. which arrive from Iceland
  15. and wildfowl such as widgeon
  16. teal and mallard.’
  17. ‘Walkers will be on the lookout for birds such as short-eared owls
  18. winter wildfowl and the elusive hen harrier.’
  19. ‘This development attracts passage migrant waders
  20. nesting lapwing and redshank together with winter wildfowl.’
  21. ‘Low tide reveals mile upon mile of sandy beaches and mudflats that provide rich pickings for the thousands of wading birds and wildfowl from neighbouring Leighton Moss and other parts of the bay.’
  22. ‘Wintering birds on the pond itself include Teal
  23. Shoveler
  24. Pochard
  25. Tufted Duck
  26. Cormorant
  27. Canada Goose
  28. Water Rail
  29. Snipe and Pintail
  30. with many of the wildfowl species staying on to breed.’
  31. ‘A network of tracks lead to places where waders and wildfowl can be seen in their thousands
  32. where buzzards ‘sky dance’ and where puffins
  33. razorbills
  34. guillemots and kittiwakes jostle for space.’
  35. ‘In addition
  36. I have several subsidiary areas of interest
  37. including
  38. not surprisingly
  39. wildfowl
  40. and also mountaineering and political biographies.’
  41. ‘Ruddy ducks
  42. which many say are not edible
  43. were brought into Britain from American in 1950 and escaped into the wild from wildfowl collections.’
  44. ‘The estuaries and salt marshes of the Solway Firth
  45. in southwest Scotland
  46. are feeding and roosting grounds for many thousands of wintering wildfowl.’
  47. ‘No wonder the North Kent Marshes is the winter home of an estimated 200
  48. 000 wildfowl and waders and that its biodiversity is regarded as being of international importance.’
  49. ‘Their account of their explorations
  50. which were of a place that was cool and teeming with game and wildfowl
  51. stoked the interest of the boss.’
  52. ‘Some of the wildfowl known as ruddy ducks tend to fly to Spain for the winter and then stay on for the spring mating season.’
  53. ‘They came to fetch birch bark for their canoes
  54. chase wildfowl
  55. fish salmons and sturgeons