"water witch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water witches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} water witch (plural water witches)
  1. The dabchick.
    Sense id: en-water_witch-en-noun-hYdQAL1g
  2. (UK, dialect) The storm petrel. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-water_witch-en-noun-PdSsgn3o Categories (other): British English
  3. The pied-billed grebe Categories (lifeform): Grebes, Tubenose birds
    Sense id: en-water_witch-en-noun-CfS0wEV9 Disambiguation of Grebes: 19 3 53 25 Disambiguation of Tubenose birds: 18 3 51 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 5 49 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 2 51 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 2 52 29
  4. (fantasy) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: a witch who lives in, controls, or is otherwise connected with, water. Categories (topical): Fantasy
    Sense id: en-water_witch-en-noun-oLljfQ1G Categories (other): &lit not valid pagename Topics: fantasy

Inflected forms

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