dowitcher

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English

A long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaʊ.ɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Noun

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dowitcher (plural dowitchers)

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

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