[
US
/ˈweɪdɝ/
]
[ UK /wˈeɪdɐ/ ]
[ UK /wˈeɪdɐ/ ]
NOUN
- any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
How To Use wader In A Sentence
- They show high numbers of breeding waders in contrast to unmanaged unkeepered moors, which had very low numbers.
- One pretty little wader, an avoset, appears as if standing on stilts, its legs are so long; and its bill seems bent the wrong way, or upward. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
- I was expecting to see puffins, exciting divers and a variety of waders.
- There are strong tidal currents in the area as well as mud, which can trap waders and swimmers.
- The fish nipped the wader's toe.
- The smaller waders will feed on the bivalve molluscs and the little worms and that that are actually in the mud and sand.
- One Hickling nest was built on the top of an abandoned coot's nest and in water so deep that the keeper had difficulty in reaching it clad in thigh waders.
- Both waders immediately filled and I caught my breath as freezing April waters began to stimulate sensitive nether regions.
- If the weather turns rough, your guide can no doubt fit you up with waterproof clothing and waders.
- You're likely to see waders as well as a variety of herons, stilts, and even the endangered West Indian whistling duck.