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Waterbird / ˈwɔːtər bɜːrd / (ˈওয়োটএর্‌ বাঃর্ড্‌) n {Also aquatic bird} [a bird that lives on or around water. Some water birds are more terrestrial while others are more aquatic, and their adaptations will vary depending on their environment. These adaptations include webbed feet, beaks, and legs adapted to feed in the water, and the ability to dive from the surface or the air to catch prey in water.] (জলচর পাখি):  

Waterbird related necessary vocabulary notes

Ø Aquatic / əˈkwætɪk / (এˈকোঅ্যাটিক্‌) n [living or growing in, on, or near water] (জলজ): aquatic plants

Ø Terrestrial / təˈrestriəl / (টএˈরেস্ট্রিএল্‌) adj [(of animals and plants) living on the land or on the ground, rather than in water, in trees or in the air] (স্থলজ; পার্থিব):

Ø Adapt / əˈdæpt / (এˈড্যাপ্ট্‌) v {Pt. Pp. adapted} [to change ideas or behavior to make them suitable for a new situation] (খাপ খাওয়ানো; অভিযোজিত করা): I have had to adapt quickly to the new system.

<SYN> Adjust

Adaptation /ˌædæpˈteɪʃn / (ˌঅ্যাড্যাপ্‌ˈটেইশন্‌) n [the process of changing something, for example, behavior, to suit a new situation] (অভিযোজন): adaptation to the workplace

Webbed Feet

 Ø Webbed / webd / (ওএবড্‌) adj [if a bird or animal (such as a duck or frog) has webbed feet, its toes are connected by skin to help it when swimming] (লিপ্তপদাঙ্গুলি): 

 Ø Feed / fiːd / (ফীড্‌) v {Pt. Pp. fed} [to give food to a person, group, or animal] (খাওয়ানো; খাদ্য জোগানো): The animals are fed with hay and grass.

 Ø Dive / daɪv / (ডাইভ্‌) v {Pt. dived/dove; Pp. dived} [to jump into the water, especially with your head and arms going in first] (মাথা নীচের দিক দিয়ে পানিতে ঝাঁপ দেওয়া): She dived headlong into the ditch.

Ø Prey / preɪ / (প্রেই) n [an animal, a bird, etc. that is hunted and killed for food by another] (শিকার): a cat pouncing on its prey 

Gull

Gull / gʌl / (গাল) n {Also seagull} [a bird with long wings and usually white and gray or black feathers that live near the sea, there are several types of gull] (<সামুদ্রিক পাখি> শঙ্খচিল বা গাংচিল): Hundreds of gulls were circling overhead.

Ø Circle / ˈsɜːrkl / (ˈসাঃর্কল্‌) v {Pt. Pp. circled} [to move in a circle, often in the air] (বৃত্তাকারে ঘোরা; ঘুরে ঘুরে চলা; চক্কর খাওয়া): The vultures were already circling around the dead animal.

Ø Overhead / ˈoʊvərhed / (ˈওউভএর্হেড্‌) adv [above your head, usually in the sky] (মাথার উপরে; আকাশে): Thunder boomed in the sky overhead.