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
- ‘If oil entered the lagoons
- damage to fish spawning grounds
- wildfowl habitat and local commercial and subsistence enterprises could be
- literally
- incalculable.’
- ‘The ducks are among hundreds of wildfowl
- including moorhens
- coots and Canada geese based at the university
- which is famed for its natural habitat.’
- ‘The Norfolk coast
- renowned for its wealth of wintering wildfowl and waders
- continues to attract parties of ever-elusive and enigmatic shorelarks.’
- ‘It is known as a wintering site for whooper swans
- which arrive from Iceland
- and wildfowl such as widgeon
- teal and mallard.’
- ‘Walkers will be on the lookout for birds such as short-eared owls
- winter wildfowl and the elusive hen harrier.’
- ‘This development attracts passage migrant waders
- nesting lapwing and redshank together with winter wildfowl.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘Wintering birds on the pond itself include Teal
- Shoveler
- Pochard
- Tufted Duck
- Cormorant
- Canada Goose
- Water Rail
- Snipe and Pintail
- with many of the wildfowl species staying on to breed.’
- ‘A network of tracks lead to places where waders and wildfowl can be seen in their thousands
- where buzzards ‘sky dance’ and where puffins
- razorbills
- guillemots and kittiwakes jostle for space.’
- ‘In addition
- I have several subsidiary areas of interest
- including
- not surprisingly
- wildfowl
- and also mountaineering and political biographies.’
- ‘Ruddy ducks
- which many say are not edible
- were brought into Britain from American in 1950 and escaped into the wild from wildfowl collections.’
- ‘The estuaries and salt marshes of the Solway Firth
- in southwest Scotland
- are feeding and roosting grounds for many thousands of wintering wildfowl.’
- ‘No wonder the North Kent Marshes is the winter home of an estimated 200
- 000 wildfowl and waders and that its biodiversity is regarded as being of international importance.’
- ‘Their account of their explorations
- which were of a place that was cool and teeming with game and wildfowl
- stoked the interest of the boss.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘They came to fetch birch bark for their canoes
- chase wildfowl
- fish salmons and sturgeons