"shadbird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shadbirds [plural]
Etymology: shad + bird, since it appears at the same time as the shad (a fish). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shad|bird}} shad + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} shadbird (plural shadbirds)
  1. (dated, UK, dialect) The American snipe; Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata). Tags: UK, dated, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Scolopacids
    Sense id: en-shadbird-en-noun-n2mNRz6W Disambiguation of Scolopacids: 56 44 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 51
  2. (dated, UK, dialect) The common snipe or European sandpiper (Gallinago gallinago). Tags: UK, dated, dialectal
    Sense id: en-shadbird-en-noun-tK2CCX5m Categories (other): British English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 51

Inflected forms

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