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shorebird

[ shawr-burd, shohr- ]

noun

  1. a bird that frequents seashores, estuaries, etc., as the snipe, sandpiper, plover, and turnstone; a limicoline bird.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shorebird1

First recorded in 1665–75; shore 1 + bird

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