noun
any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
• Syn: ↑shorebird, ↑limicoline bird
• Hypernyms: ↑wading bird, ↑wader
• Hyponyms:
↑plover, ↑sandpiper, ↑surfbird, ↑Aphriza virgata, ↑woodcock, ↑snipe, ↑curlew, ↑godwit, ↑stilt, ↑stiltbird, ↑longlegs, ↑long-legs, ↑stilt plover, ↑Himantopus stilt, ↑Australian stilt, ↑avocet, ↑oystercatcher, ↑oyster catcher, ↑phalarope, ↑pratincole, ↑glareole, ↑courser, ↑stone curlew, ↑thick-knee, ↑Burhinus oedicnemus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Charadrii, ↑suborder Charadrii
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shore bird,
any bird that frequents the shores of seas, inlets, lakes, or other bodies of water. Plovers, snipes, and sandpipers are shore birds.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.