Wading bird
The crossword clue "Wading bird" is answered by CRANE, a 5-letter entry. Used 47 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
CRANE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CRANE answer page.
Used 47 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for CRANE
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Related clues
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- Bird-related - AVIAN, used 109 times
- Wading bird - EGRET, used 101 times
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- Wading bird - HERON, used 79 times
- Marsh bird - EGRET, used 63 times
- Marsh bird - SNIPE, used 59 times
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