oystercatcher
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Two pied oystercatchers (Haematopus longirostris).
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Etymology
Pronunciation
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.
- Synonym: sea-pie
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 181:
- 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.
Derived terms
- African oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)
- American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
- blackish oystercatcher (Haematopus ater)
- black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
- Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
- Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus)
- pied oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)
- sooty oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)
- South Island oystercatcher (Haematopus finschi)
- variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor)
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