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Oystercatcher

🔄 Synonyms of "Oystercatcher"

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Word	Definition
oyster catchernoun	black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Oystercatcher"

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Word	Definition
oyster catchernoun	black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
hocconoun	(archaic) A bird, the crested curassow or royal pheasant, Crax alector.
woodcocknoun	Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.
sea dotterelnoun	A bird, the turnstone.
egg-birdnoun	(dated) Any of several species of tern, especially:
hawk-cuckoonoun	Any of the birds of several species in the genus Hierococcyx.
oxbirdnoun	The dunlin.
royal flycatchernoun	Any bird of the genus Onychorhynchus.
ospreynoun	A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.
stiltnoun	Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
avocetnoun	Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.
sharpbillnoun	A small bird of Central and South America, Oxyruncus cristatus.
otididnoun	(ornithology) Any species of the bustard family Otididae.
tickbirdnoun	A bird, the oxpecker.
canasteronoun	Any of a number of species of small passerine birds of South America, in the genera Asthenes and Pseudasthenes. The genus Asthenes also comprises thistletails and Itatiaia spinebird.
sooty ternnoun	A seabird of species Onychoprion fuscatus, of the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans.
crested aukletnoun	The small seabird Aethia cristatella.
rock pipitnoun	A stocky bird, of species Anthus petrosus, somewhat smaller than a starling, that breeds on rocky beaches and winters on coastal salt marshes.
turnstonenoun	Either of two species of coastal wading bird, Arenaria interpres and Arenaria melanocephala, that breed in the Arctic and readily turn stones or seaweed looking for hidden invertebrates.
ostrichnoun	(ornithology) A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes.