Wading bird Crossword Clue

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Wading bird Crossword Answer

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IBIS

(4 letters)

STORK

(5 letters)

EGRET

(5 letters)

CURLEW

(6 letters)

CRANE

(5 letters)

PLOVER

(6 letters)

SPOONBILL

(9 letters)

SNIPE

(5 letters)

STILT

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
2. grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WADING (noun)
1. walking with your feet in shallow water
BIRD (noun)
1. informal terms for a (young) woman
2. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
BIRD (verb)
1. watch and study birds in their natural habitat

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

IBIS
(4 letters)
STORK
(5 letters)
EGRET
(5 letters)
CURLEW
(6 letters)
CRANE
(5 letters)
PLOVER
(6 letters)
SPOONBILL
(9 letters)
SNIPE
(5 letters)
STILT
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
HONER

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