"oystercatcher" meaning in English

See oystercatcher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔɪstəˌkæt͡ʃə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oystercatcher.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-oystercatcher.wav Forms: oystercatchers [plural]
Etymology: From oyster + catcher. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{compound|en|oyster|catcher}} oyster + catcher Head templates: {{en-noun}} oystercatcher (plural oystercatchers)
  1. Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish. Wikipedia link: oystercatcher Categories (lifeform): Shorebirds Synonyms: sea-pie Derived forms: African oystercatcher (taxonomic: Haematopus moquini), American oystercatcher (taxonomic: Haematopus palliatus), blackish oystercatcher (taxonomic: Haematopus ater), black oystercatcher (taxonomic: Haematopus bachmani), Eurasian oystercatcher (taxonomic: Haematopus ostralegus), Magellanic oystercatcher (taxonomic: Haematopus leucopodus), pied oystercatcher (taxonomic: Haematopus longirostris), sooty oystercatcher (taxonomic: Haematopus fuliginosus), South Island oystercatcher (taxonomic: Haematopus finschi), variable oystercatcher (taxonomic: Haematopus unicolor) Translations (bird): tobies (Afrikaans), صائد المحار (Arabic), llampariegu (Asturian), llevantallámpares (Asturian), alacüllüt (Azerbaijani), кулікі-сарокі (kuliki-saróki) (Belarusian), крыўковыя (kryŭkóvyja) (Belarusian), morbig (Breton), стридояд (stridojad) [masculine] (Bulgarian), garsa de mar [feminine] (Catalan), 蠣鷸科 /蛎鹬科 (Chinese Mandarin), ústřičník [masculine] (Czech), strandskade [common-gender] (Danish), tjald [common-gender] (Danish), scholekster [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), marpigo (Esperanto), tjaldur [neuter] (Faroese), meriharakka (Finnish), huîtrier [masculine] (French), Austernfischer [neuter] (German), csigaforgató (Hungarian), tjaldur [masculine] (Icelandic), meriharakka (Ingrian), roilleach (Irish), ostrichiere [masculine] (Italian), 都鳥 (miyakodori) (alt: みやこどり) (Japanese), ミヤコドリ (miyakodori) (Japanese), jūras žagatas (Latvian), jūrinės šarkos (Lithuanian), Strandhecksters [German-Low-German] (Low German), Liewen [German-Low-German] (Low German), tsagán (Lule Sami), власте́лица-о́стригар (vlastélica-óstrigar) [feminine] (Macedonian), കക്കകൊത്തി (kakkakotti) (Malayalam), mathanne [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), pie mathante [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), chaldro (Norn), liiwen (North Frisian), lepkexur (Northern Kurdish), cagan (Northern Sami), tjeld [masculine] (Norwegian), tjaldr [masculine] (Old Norse), ostrygojad [masculine] (Polish), ostraceiro [masculine] (Portuguese), scoicar [masculine] (Romanian), ostrigar [masculine] (Romanian), кули́к-соро́ка (kulík-soróka) [masculine] (Russian), chalder [Orcadian, archaic] (Scots), knocket (Scots), gille-Brìghde [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), brìd-eun [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), trìlleachan [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), cââǥǥan (Skolt Sami), lastúrničiar [masculine] (Slovak), ostrero [masculine] (Spanish), kizamiachaza (Swahili), strandskata [common-gender] (Swedish), poyraz kuşu (Turkish), кулик-сорока (kulyk-soroka) (Ukrainian), chim mò sò (Vietnamese), pioden môr [feminine] (Welsh)
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          "word": "tobies"
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        "Terms with Norn translations",
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      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "tobies"
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      "sense": "bird",
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      "code": "ast",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "bird",
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      "word": "garsa de mar"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "蠣鷸科 /蛎鹬科"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "bird",
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      "word": "ústřičník"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "bird",
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      "word": "strandskade"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "bird",
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "marpigo"
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      "code": "fo",
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      "word": "tjaldur"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "meriharakka"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "huîtrier"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bird",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "csigaforgató"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tjaldur"
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      "code": "izh",
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      "sense": "bird",
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "roilleach"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bird",
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      "word": "ostrichiere"
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "jūras žagatas"
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      "code": "lt",
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      "sense": "bird",
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      "sense": "bird",
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      "sense": "bird",
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      "word": "Liewen"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "ml",
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      "roman": "kakkakotti",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "കക്കകൊത്തി"
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      "code": "nrf",
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      "sense": "bird",
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      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "bird",
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      "code": "nrn",
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      "word": "chaldro"
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      "code": "frr",
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      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "liiwen"
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    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "cagan"
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tjeld"
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      "code": "non",
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      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tjaldr"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "ostrygojad"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ostraceiro"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "scoicar"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ostrigar"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kulík-soróka",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кули́к-соро́ка"
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    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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        "archaic"
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      "word": "chalder"
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    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "knocket"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gille-Brìghde"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brìd-eun"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trìlleachan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt Sami",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "cââǥǥan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lastúrničiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ostrero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "kizamiachaza"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "strandskata"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "poyraz kuşu"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kulyk-soroka",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "кулик-сорока"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "chim mò sò"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pioden môr"
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  "word": "oystercatcher"
}

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