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oystercatchers

oystercatchers is the plural of oystercatcher.

Meaning of oystercatcher

Noun

oystercatcher (plural oystercatchers)

  1. 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

Questions about oystercatchers

What is oystercatchers the plural of?
Oystercatchers is the plural of oystercatcher.

Words near oystercatchers in the dictionary

  1. oysterbed
  2. oysterbeds
  3. oysterboat
  4. oysterboats
  5. oystercatcher
  6. oystercatchers
  7. oystered
  8. oysterer
  9. oysterers
  10. oysterfish
  11. oysterfishes

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