Usually means: Bird species known for shellfish consumption.
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  3. oystercatcher: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  8. oystercatcher: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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▸ noun:  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.

Similar:
oyster catcher, hocco, woodcock, sea dotterel, egg-bird, hawk-cuckoo, oxbird, royal flycatcher, osprey, stilt, more...

Phrases:
Black oystercatcher, American oystercatcher, Eurasian oystercatcher, Sooty oystercatcher, more...

Adjectives:
black, american, lived, monogamous, european, african, variable, male

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Similar:
oyster catcher, hocco, woodcock, sea dotterel, egg-bird, hawk-cuckoo, oxbird, royal flycatcher, osprey, stilt, more...

Phrases:
Black oystercatcher, American oystercatcher, Eurasian oystercatcher, Sooty oystercatcher, more...

Adjectives:
black, american, lived, monogamous, european, african, variable, male



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