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OYSTER CATCHER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oyster catcher mean?
• OYSTER CATCHER (noun)
The noun OYSTER CATCHER has 1 sense:
1. black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
Familiarity information: OYSTER CATCHER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
oyster catcher; oystercatcher
Hypernyms ("oyster catcher" is a kind of...):
limicoline bird; shore bird; shorebird (any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries)
Holonyms ("oyster catcher" is a member of...):
genus Haematopus; Haematopus (oystercatchers)
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