OYSTERCATCHER


Meaning of OYSTERCATCHER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌka-chər, -ˌke- ]

noun

Date: 1731

: any of a family (Haematopodidae containing a single genus Haematopus ) of wading birds that have stout legs, a heavy wedge-shaped bill, and often black-and-white plumage

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