单词 | oystercatcher |
释义 | oystercatcheror oys·ter catch·er[ oi-ster-kach-er ] / ˈɔɪ stərˌkætʃ ər / nounany 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. Origin of oystercatcherAn Americanism dating back to 1725–35; oyster + catcher Words nearby oystercatcherOyo, oyster, Oyster Bay, oyster bed, oyster cap, oystercatcher, oyster crab, oyster cracker, oystered, oyster farm, oysterfish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oystercatcher
British Dictionary definitions for oystercatcheroystercatcher / (ˈɔɪstəˌkætʃə) / nounany shore bird of the genus Haematopus and family Haematopodidae, having a black or black-and-white plumage and a long stout laterally compressed red bill Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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