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dowitcher
dow·itch·er D0364100 (dou′ĭ-chər)n. Any of several shorebirds of the genus Limnodromus that breed in far northern latitudes and have brownish plumage and a long straight bill.
[Perhaps from Mohawk tawístawis, snipe.]dowitcher (ˈdaʊɪtʃə) n (Animals) either of two snipelike shore birds, Limnodromus griseus or L. scolopaceus, of arctic and subarctic North America: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes[C19: of Iroquoian origin]dow•itch•er (ˈdaʊ ɪtʃ ər)
n. any of several long-billed snipelike shorebirds of North America and Asia, esp. Limnodromus griseus. [1835–45, Amer.; perhaps < N Iroquoian; compare Mohawk tawístawis snipe] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  dowitcher - shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipesnipe - Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocksgenus Limnodromus, Limnodromus - dowitchersgrayback, Limnodromus griseus, greyback - a dowitcher with a grey backLimnodromus scolopaceus, red-breasted snipe - a dowitcher with a red breast |
dowitcher
dowitcher: see snipesnipe,
common name for a shore bird of the family Scolopacidae (sandpiper family), native to the Old and New Worlds. The common, or Wilson's snipe (Capella gallinago), also called jacksnipe, is a game bird of marshes and meadows.
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Words related to dowitchernoun shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipeRelated Words- snipe
- genus Limnodromus
- Limnodromus
- grayback
- Limnodromus griseus
- greyback
- Limnodromus scolopaceus
- red-breasted snipe
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