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oyster catcher noun : any of various wading birds of the widely distributed genus Haematopus that are 16 to 20 inches long, have stout legs and a heavy wedge-shaped bill which are usually pinkish or bright red, and in the common form of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa (H. ostralegus ostralegus) and that of the American Atlantic coast (H. o. palliatus) have plumage which is chiefly or entirely black and white — see black oyster catcher |