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Definition of "oystercatcher" [oystercatcher]

  • Any of several wading birds of the genus Haematopus, having black and white plumage and a long orange bill and feeding on oysters, clams, and limpets. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "oystercatcher" in a sentence
  • "Being unaware of the bird-name "oystercatcher", I for a moment expected this to be about a human gathering oysters and getting caught by a"
  • "If I'm not mistaken it is an American oystercatcher."
  • "The report identified common bird species such as the American oystercatcher, common nighthawk, and northern pintail that are likely to become species of conservation concern as a result of climate change."
Words like "oystercatcher"
African Oystercatcher
American Oystercatcher
Blackish Oystercatcher
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ater
Haematopus finschi
Haematopus fuliginosus
Haematopus leucopodus
Haematopus moquini
Haematopus unicolor
limicoline bird
oyster catcher
shore bird shorebird
Sooty Oystercatcher
Variable Oystercatcher