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oyster catcher

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oys⋅ter⋅catch⋅er

[oi-ster-kach-er]
–noun
any of several long-billed wading birds of the genus Haematopus that have chiefly black-and-white plumage and that feed on oysters, clams, mussels, etc.
Also, oyster catcher.


Origin:
1725–35, Americanism; oyster + catcher
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oyster catcher

noun
black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc. [syn: oystercatcher
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