"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 Categories (lifeform): Tubenose birds
    Sense id: en-water_witch-en-noun-PdSsgn3o Disambiguation of Tubenose birds: 9 53 38 Categories (other): British English
  3. The pied-billed grebe Categories (lifeform): Grebes
    Sense id: en-water_witch-en-noun-CfS0wEV9 Disambiguation of Grebes: 14 16 70

Inflected forms

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