German
Etymology
waten (“to wade”) + Vogel (“bird”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvaːtˌfoːɡl̩]
- Hyphenation: Wat‧vo‧gel
Noun
Watvogel m (strong, genitive Watvogels, plural Watvögel)
- a wading bird
Further reading
- “Watvogel” in Duden online
- “Watvogel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache