oystercatcher en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From oyster + catcher.
Meanings
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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.
[T]he sea-swallows uttered their ringing "Tree, tree," and the oyster-catchers their mocking "Click, click!" which has caused so many an unsuccessful sportsman to smile.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 181:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oystercatchers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
blackish oystercatcher · sooty oystercatcher · variable oystercatcher · Eurasian oystercatcher · American oystercatcher · South Island oystercatcher · African oystercatcher · Magellanic oystercatcher · black oystercatcher · pied oystercatcher
Synonyms
Translations (62)
smj tsagán (bird) · sk lastúrničiar (bird) · nl scholekster (bird) · nds-de Strandhecksters (bird) · tr poyraz kuşu (bird) · is tjaldur (bird) · fo tjaldur (bird) · it ostrichiere (bird) · izh meriharakka (bird) · vi chim mò sò (bird) · eo marpigo (bird) · cy pioden môr (bird) · da strandskade (bird) · nrn chaldro (bird) · gd trìlleachan (bird) · ro ostrigar (bird) · ml കക്കകൊത്തി (bird) · nrf mathanne (bird) · cmn 蠣鷸科 /蛎鹬科 (bird) · ru кули́к-соро́ка (bird) · sv strandskata (bird) · de Austernfischer (bird) · nrf pie mathante (bird) · hu csigaforgató (bird) · es ostrero (bird) · ga roilleach (bird) · be кулікі-сарокі (bird) · sco chalder (bird) · br morbig (bird) · ast llevantallámpares (bird) · cs ústřičník (bird) · da tjald (bird) · sco knocket (bird) · non tjaldr (bird) · nds-de Liewen (bird) · ja ミヤコドリ (bird) · kmr lepkexur (bird) · no tjeld (bird) · be крыўковыя (bird) · et merisk (bird) · se cagan (bird) · pl ostrygojad (bird) · bg стридояд (bird) · ro scoicar (bird) · ast llampariegu (bird) · pt ostraceiro (bird) · sms cââǥǥan (bird) · fr huîtrier (bird) · fi meriharakka (bird) · az alacüllüt (bird) · gd brìd-eun (bird) · uk кулик-сорока (bird) · lt jūrinės šarkos (bird) · ar صائد المحار (bird) · sw kizamiachaza (bird) · lv jūras žagatas (bird) · ca garsa de mar (bird) · gd gille-Brìghde (bird) · ja 都鳥 (bird) · af tobies (bird) · frr liiwen (bird) · mk власте́лица-о́стригар (bird)