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shorebird

Definition:

any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries

Class:

animal noun

Plural:

shorebirds

Type of:

wading bird » aquatic bird » bird » vertebrate » chordate » animal » organism » living thing

Member of:

Charadrii » Charadriiformes » Aves » Vertebrata » Chordata » Animalia

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

avocet | courser | curlew | godwit | oystercatcher | phalarope | plover | pratincole | sandpiper | snipe | stilt | stilt | stone curlew | surfbird | woodcock

Synonyms:

limicoline bird | shore bird

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