shorebird
shorebird · shorebirds
Ufervogel
A bird, or species of birds, that is found near the edge of bodies of waterA bird, or species of birds, that is found near the edge of bodies of water.
US/ʃˈɔɹbˌɝd/
» The shoreline and coastal wetlands provide critical feeding and resting habitat for shorebirds and waders.
Meaning
1 sensesA bird, or species of birds, that is found near the edge of bodies of water.
Ufervogel
More definitions
- any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
Examples
2 sentencesThe shoreline and coastal wetlands provide critical feeding and resting habitat for shorebirds and waders.
Shorebirds and waders, such as sandpipers, plovers, avocets, herons and egrets, forage along wetlands and beaches of the sanctuary.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
long-legged bird:
Origin
From shore + bird.From shore + bird.
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Forms
plural: shorebirdsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries:shore birdlimicoline bird