oystercatchern.

Brit.

/ˈɔɪstəˌkatʃə/, U.S.

/ˈɔɪstərˌkɛtʃər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oyster n., catcher n.

Etymology: < oyster n. + catcher n., on the assumption that the bird feeds largely on oysters (probably in fact erroneous in the case of both the American and the European bird; in the case of the European bird compare musselcracker n.). Compare (probably after English) scientific Latin ostralegus (Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 152), and also French huîtrier (1781), Dutch oestervisser, oestervanger, German Austernfischer, etc.

A wading shorebird of the genus Haematopus (family Haematopodidae), with black or black-and-white plumage, a strong orange-red bill, and bright red feet, feeding mainly on shellfish; esp. (in Britain and Europe) H. ostralegus, (in North America) H. palliatus.The name was first applied to the North American species, and later more generally (cf. quot. 1773); the earlier English names for the bird were sea-pie and olive.

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olive1541

sea-pie1552

sea piet1710

oystercatcher1731

pianet1802

sea-magpie1805

shalder1828

musselcracker1845

oyster-bird1877

mussel pecker1885

mussel-picker1889

oyster-plover1890

sea-pilot1891

1731 M. Catesby Nat. Hist. Carolina I. 85 Hæmatopus... The Oyster Catcher.

1773 T. Pennant Genera of Birds 47 Oyster-catcher... Charadrius of Linnaeus, Pluvialis of Brisson.

1819 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XI. 495 Oystercatchers abound on the coasts of England.

1846 J. L. Stokes Discov. Austral. II. vii. 254 Our game-bag was thinly lined with small curlews, oyster-catchers, and sanderlings.

1901 E. Step Shell Life x. 190 One of the principal enemies of the Limpet is the Oyster-catcher.

1941 N. M. Gunn Silver Darlings xvii. 372 Oyster-catchers..called piercingly from the shore.

1991 Sci. News 7 Dec. 382/1 Some 200 bird species, including oystercatchers,..prefer beaches..to inland areas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oystercatcher
释义	oystercatchern. Brit. /ˈɔɪstəˌkatʃə/, U.S. /ˈɔɪstərˌkɛtʃər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oyster n., catcher n. Etymology: < oyster n. + catcher n., on the assumption that the bird feeds largely on oysters (probably in fact erroneous in the case of both the American and the European bird; in the case of the European bird compare musselcracker n.). Compare (probably after English) scientific Latin ostralegus (Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 152), and also French huîtrier (1781), Dutch oestervisser, oestervanger, German Austernfischer, etc. A wading shorebird of the genus Haematopus (family Haematopodidae), with black or black-and-white plumage, a strong orange-red bill, and bright red feet, feeding mainly on shellfish; esp. (in Britain and Europe) H. ostralegus, (in North America) H. palliatus.The name was first applied to the North American species, and later more generally (cf. quot. 1773); the earlier English names for the bird were sea-pie and olive. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > haematopus ostralegus (oystercatcher) olive1541 sea-pie1552 sea piet1710 oystercatcher1731 pianet1802 sea-magpie1805 shalder1828 musselcracker1845 oyster-bird1877 mussel pecker1885 mussel-picker1889 oyster-plover1890 sea-pilot1891 1731 M. Catesby Nat. Hist. Carolina I. 85 Hæmatopus... The Oyster Catcher. 1773 T. Pennant Genera of Birds 47 Oyster-catcher... Charadrius of Linnaeus, Pluvialis of Brisson. 1819 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XI. 495 Oystercatchers abound on the coasts of England. 1846 J. L. Stokes Discov. Austral. II. vii. 254 Our game-bag was thinly lined with small curlews, oyster-catchers, and sanderlings. 1901 E. Step Shell Life x. 190 One of the principal enemies of the Limpet is the Oyster-catcher. 1941 N. M. Gunn Silver Darlings xvii. 372 Oyster-catchers..called piercingly from the shore. 1991 Sci. News 7 Dec. 382/1 Some 200 bird species, including oystercatchers,..prefer beaches..to inland areas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1731
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