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oystercatcher

oystercatcher

English

Two pied oystercatchers (Haematopus longirostris).

Noun

oystercatcher (plural oystercatchers)

  1. Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.

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