WATER PARTING
Water parting. (Phys. Geog.)
Defn: A summit from the opposite sides of which rain waters flow to different streams; a line separating the drainage districts of two streams or coasts; a divide.
WATER PARTRIDGE
Wa"ter par"tridge. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The ruddy duck. [Local, U. S.]
WATER PENNYWORT
Wa"ter pen"ny*wort`. (Bot.)
Defn: Marsh pennywort. See under Marsh.
WATER PEPPER Wa"ter pep"per. (Bot.) (a) Smartweed. (b) Waterwort.
WATER PHEASANT Wa"ter pheas"ant. (Zoöl.) (a) The pintail. See Pintail, n., 1. (b) The goosander. (c) The hooded merganser.
WATER PIET
Wa"ter pi"et. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The water ousel.