oystercatcher
/ˈɔɪstəˌkæt͡ʃə/
oystercatcher noun: any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.
Noun
oystercatcher (plural oystercatchers)
- Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.
- [T]he sea-swallows uttered their ringing "Tree, tree," and the oyster-catchers their mocking "Click, click!" which has caused so many an unsuccessful sportsman to smile.1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 181
- Synonyms:
- sea-pie, sea-magpie
oystercatcher meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati and Arabic
oystercatcher in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
oystercatcher in Malayalam
- bird
- കക്കകൊത്തി kakkakotti
oystercatcher in Gujarati
- oystercatcher
- અબલખ abalakh
oystercatcher in Arabic
- bird
- صائد المحار
More languagesFewer languages
- oystercatcher in Vietnamese
- chim mò sò
Synonyms of oystercatcher
Forms of oystercatcher
| plural | oystercatchers |
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Origin of oystercatcher
From oyster + catcher.
Words formed from oystercatcher
- African oystercatcher
- American oystercatcher
- blackish oystercatcher
- black oystercatcher
- Eurasian oystercatcher
- Magellanic oystercatcher
- pied oystercatcher
- sooty oystercatcher
- South Island oystercatcher
- variable oystercatcher
Questions about oystercatcher
- What does oystercatcher mean?
- Oystercatcher means any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.
- What is oystercatcher in Tamil?
- Oystercatcher in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Oystercatcher meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is oystercatcher?
- Oystercatcher is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oystercatcher?
- Oystercatcher is pronounced /ˈɔɪstəˌkæt͡ʃə/.
- What is the plural of oystercatcher?
- The plural of oystercatcher is oystercatchers.
Words near oystercatcher in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: oystercatcher (page history and authors); oystercatcher (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); અબલખ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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