OYSTERCATCHER


Meaning of OYSTERCATCHER in English

/oy"steuhr kach'euhr/ , n.

any of several long-billed wading birds of the genus Haematopus that have chiefly black-and-white plumage and that feed on oysters, clams, mussels, etc.

Also, oyster catcher .

[ 1725-35, Amer.; OYSTER + CATCHER ]

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