shorebird

Noun

Meaning

any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

shore bird limicoline bird plover sandpiper species courser curlew longlegs bird avian phalarope avocet wader godwit oystercatcher

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Hypernyms

wader wading bird

Hyponyms

plover snipe sandpiper courser curlew longlegs

Phrases with the word

black-and-white shorebird

Examples

Arthur Christopher Moule researched for the surname Polo-Pollo origin, and the nearest to the origin was Venetian word pola which there existed for some time, and meant shorebird like the Old Croatian pol. Source: Internet

“Our girls that nest here on Anna Maria Island are very clever,” Suzi Fox, Anna Maria Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring executive director, said July 29. Source: Internet

The nests were moved to an area determined most viable based on the condition of the sand, width of the beach and lack of lighting concerns, according to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring executive director Suzi Fox. Source: Internet

For Ken Brock, Northwest Indiana’s Dean of Birding, the prospect of a new shorebird habitat in the Dunes is exciting. Source: Internet

We saw a few caribou and one big brown bear, numerous waterfowl and shorebird species, bald eagles and peregrine falcons and an osprey. Source: Internet

Yellow Sea – driven priorities for Australian shorebird researchers. pp. 158–160 in: "Status and Conservation of Shorebirds in the East Asian – Australasian Flyway". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Shorea Shorea faguetiana Shorea teysmanniana shorebound shorecrab shored