Definition of oystercatcher
n.
1.
(Zool.)
Any
one
of
several
species
of
wading
birds
of
the
genus
Hæmatopus
having
stout
legs
and
bill
and
mostly
black-and-white
plumage
,
which
frequent
seashores
and
feed
upon
oysters
and
other
shellfish
.
The
European
species
(
Hæmatopus
ostralegus
),
the
common
American
species
(
Hæmatopus
palliatus
),
and
the
California
,
or
black
,
oyster
catcher
(
Hæmatopus
Bachmani
)
are
the
best
known
.
Related Words
genus
Haematopus
,
Haematopus
,
limicoline
bird
,
oyster
catcher
,
shore
bird
,
shorebird
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