shorebird

[ shawr-burd, shohr- ]

/ ˈʃɔrˌbɜrd, ˈʃoʊr- /

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noun

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

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Origin of shorebird

First recorded in 1665–75; shore¹ + bird

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How to use shorebird in a sentence

It would be like if after the 40th pipe in Flappy Bird was a scarecrow.
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While the chicken today might be the least exotic bird one can think of, it was once a gift that wowed kings.
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Exactly when the transition to modern domestic creature took place, for a bird that is wild to this day, is controversial.
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Mistletoes on mesquite trees in central Mexico have been linked to a greater abundance of tropical bird species.
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He really believed that enumerating the bird population gave understanding.
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The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.
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Why he did that, instead of walking around on the shore, Jimmy Rabbit couldn't understand.
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Many of his bird neighbors,p. 31 for instance, liked the same things to eat that he did.
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Although the bird people didn't know it, he was anxious to reach his grandchildren.
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British Dictionary definitions for shorebird

shore bird

noun

any of various birds that live close to water, esp any bird of the families Charadriidae or Scolopacidae (plovers, sandpipers, etc)Also called (Brit): wader

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