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Meanings of wildfowl in English

Russian
водоплавающая птица

Large swimming birds.

водоплавающая птица
Usage of wildfowl in English
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The strain tends to be transmitted to poultry by infected migrating wildfowl.
Reuters
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By shooting wildfowl, and fishing, he fared very well, and soon recovered.
After London; Or, Wild England
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The RSPB said it was a vital habitat for wildfowl and wading birds.
The Guardian
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Any sandwich remnants are welcomed by wildfowl from the large ornamental lake nearby.
The Guardian
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Sleek, mild-eyed cows grazed and ruminated where formerly the wildfowl built her nest.
The Malady of the Century
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One had brought fish, the other wildfowl, slung on poles over their shoulders.
Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion
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No doubt Lawrence would be hoping to shoot some wildfowl there.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
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They had clams, oysters, scallops, lobsters, fish, wildfowl, saltwater boar, berries, peat, and driftwood.
Winter’s Tale
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Occasionally one comes out of wildfowl or pigs, and we're not immune to it.
The Irish Times
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It was in the flights of swarming wildfowl, winging to fresh pastures of melting snows.
The Heart of Unaga
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There was plenty of wildfowl upon these pools and Ugat soon shot some for us.
Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Weste...
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Of wildfowl many are named but are declared scarce.
The Irish Times
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We have brought salted meat, flour, beans, dried fruit, and there are wildfowl to shoot.
Waiting for the Barbarians
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Hundreds of thousands of wildfowl congregate there every year on their migration from Svalbard and Iceland.
The Guardian
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The department also announced a new lo-call number on which the public can report dead wildfowl.
The Irish Times
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Watch winter wildfowl Winter is the best time of year to watch ducks, geese and swans.
BBC
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