Meaning

1 senses
  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.

    Austernfischer

    кули́к-соро́каkulík-soróka

    кулик-сорокаkulyk-soroka

More definitions
  • black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.

Translations

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Origin

From oyster + catcher.

From oyster + catcher.

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Forms

plural: oystercatchers
Singularoystercatcher
Pluraloystercatchers

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
sea-magpiesea-pie
Close in meaning
  • black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.:oyster catcher

Word family

1 related words

See also

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oystercatcher — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto