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    OYSTERCATCHER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.play

    Synonyms:

    oyster catcher; oystercatcher

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("oystercatcher" is a kind of...):

    limicoline bird; shore bird; shorebird (any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries)

    Holonyms ("oystercatcher" is a member of...):

    genus Haematopus; Haematopus (oystercatchers)

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