SHOREBIRD

Meaning of SHOREBIRD in English

/shawr"berrd', shohr"-/ , n.

a bird that frequents seashores, estuaries, etc., as the snipe, sandpiper, plover, and turnstone; a limicoline bird.

[ 1665-75; SHORE 1 + BIRD ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SHOREBIRD — noun Date: circa 1672 any of a suborder (Charadrii) of birds (as a plover or sandpiper) that frequent the seashore
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHOREBIRD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a bird of the suborder Charadrii (as a plover, snipe, or sandpiper) chiefly found along the seashore
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOREBIRD — noun Date: circa 1672 : any of a suborder (Charadrii) of birds (as a plover or sandpiper) that frequent the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOREBIRD — ■ noun a bird that frequents the shore.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHOREBIRD — [shore.bird] n (ca. 1672): any of a suborder (Charadrii) of birds (as a plover or snipe) that frequent the seashore
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOREBIRD — any member of the suborder Charadrii (order Charadriiformes) that is commonly found on sea beaches or inland mudflats; in Britain …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHOREBIRD — One of several families of often long-legged wading birds that inhabit the seacoast and shallow fresh-water bodies including sandpipers, stilts, …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
SHOREBIRD — зоол. ржанка (Chardriidae) (зоология) ржанка (Chardriidae)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOREBIRD — n зоол. ржанка ( Chardriidae )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHOREBIRD — зоол. ржанка (Chardriidae)
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SHOREBIRD — прибрежная птица
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHOREBIRD — (n) ржанка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SHOREBIRD — n зоол. ржанка ( Chardriidae )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SHOREBIRD — n зоол. ржанка ( Chardriidae )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHOREBIRD — зоол. ржанка (Chardriidae) (зоология) ржанка (Chardriidae)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOREBIRD — прибрежная птица
Англо-Русский словарь
SHOREBIRD — n. Pronunciation: ' sho ̇ r- ˌ b ə rd Function: noun Date: circa 1672 : any of a suborder …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WILLET — noun (plural ~s; also ~) Etymology: imitative Date: 1791 a large American shorebird ( Catoptrophorus semipalmatus ) of the sandpiper …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WADER — noun Date: 1673 one that wades, shorebird , high waterproof boots or a one-piece waterproof garment usually consisting of pants …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SURFBIRD — noun Date: 1839 a shorebird ( Aphriza virgata ) of the sandpiper family that occurs along the Pacific coasts of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CURLEW — Any of eight species (genus Numenius ) of shorebirds having a sickle-shaped bill that curves downward at the tip, a …
Английский словарь Британика
WRYBILL — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun or wry-billed plover : a peculiar shorebird ( Anarhynchus frontalis ) of New Zealand that is related to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WOOD SANDPIPER — noun : an Old World shorebird ( Tringa glareola ) related to the green sandpiper and the American solitary sandpiper
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SURFBIRD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: surf (I) + bird : a shorebird ( Aphriza virgata ) of the Pacific coasts of No. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHORE SNIPE — noun 1. : sandpiper 2. : shorebird
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WILLET — /wil"it/ , n. , pl. willets , ( esp. collectively ) willet . a large, eastern North American shorebird, Catoptrophorus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TURNSTONE — /terrn"stohn'/ , n. 1. any shorebird of the genus Arenaria, characterized by the habit of turning over stones in search …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SURFBIRD — /serrf"berrd'/ , n. a sandpiperlike shorebird, Aphriza virgata, of the Pacific coast, breeding in Alaska and wintering in South America. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUDDY TURNSTONE — a common shorebird, Arenaria interpres, of the New and Old World arctic, wintering south to southern South America and Australia …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLOVER — n. type of shorebird, type of bird that lives near the seashore
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WILLET — noun ( plural willets also willet ) Etymology: imitative Date: 1791 : a large American shorebird ( Catoptrophorus semipalmatus ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATERFOWL — noun ( plural -fowl also -fowls ) Date: 14th century : a bird that frequents water ; especially : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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