"shorb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shorbs [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of shorebird. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|shorebird}} Clipping of shorebird Head templates: {{en-noun}} shorb (plural shorbs)
  1. (birdwatching, informal) A shorebird. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Birdwatching
    Sense id: en-shorb-en-noun-jq8rw08y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, birdwatching, natural-sciences, ornithology

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for shorb meaning in English (2.0kB)

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          "ref": "2016 September 10, Caleb Strand, “Fall Madness: Shorebirding And More!!!”, in Birding With Caleb (blog), archived from the original on 2023-12-23",
          "text": "The first of the rare species of shorb for AZ I started finding this fall was the Semipalmated Sandpiper, an overlooked and overeported species in Maricopa County.",
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          "ref": "2019 December 20, Jared Conaway, “On The Wesside Feelin Like a Great”, in AK-AZ Birder (blog), archived from the original on 2024-04-12",
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          "ref": "2023 September 24, Mary Walsh, Macaulay Library, archived from the original on 2024-04-12",
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