OYSTERCATCHER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.

Synonyms:

oyster catcher; oystercatcher

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("oystercatcher" is a kind of...):

limicoline bird; shore bird; shorebird (any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries)

Holonyms ("oystercatcher" is a member of...):

genus Haematopus; Haematopus (oystercatchers)

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