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dowitcher

/ˈdaʊ.ɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

dowitcher noun: any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.

dowitcher: any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the...
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Noun

dowitcher (plural dowitchers)

  1. Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.

Forms of dowitcher

pluraldowitchers

Origin of dowitcher

From an Iroquoian language; compare Oneida tawístawe (“snipe”).

Words formed from dowitcher

Questions about dowitcher

What does dowitcher mean?
Dowitcher means any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
What part of speech is dowitcher?
Dowitcher is a noun.
How do you pronounce dowitcher?
Dowitcher is pronounced /ˈdaʊ.ɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of dowitcher?
The plural of dowitcher is dowitchers.

Words near dowitcher in the dictionary

  1. Dowieites
  2. dowiness
  3. dowing
  4. Dowis
  5. Dowises
  6. dowitcher
  7. dowitchers
  8. dowl
  9. Dowlais
  10. Dowlais Top
  11. dowlas

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