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shorebird

[ shawr-burd, shohr- ]
/ ˈʃɔrˌbɜrd, ˈʃoʊr- /

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

Words nearby shorebird

shopwalker, shopwindow, shopworn, shoran, shore, shorebird, shore bug, shore crab, shore dinner, shore fly, shorefront
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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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