shorebird

[shawr-burd, shohr-]

shore·bird

[shawr-burd, shohr-]
noun
a bird that frequents seashores, estuaries, etc., as the snipe, sandpiper, plover, and turnstone; a limicoline bird.

Origin:
1665–75; shore1 + bird
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Shorebird is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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shorebird

noun
any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries 
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