shore bird

shore bird
noun
any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
Syn: ↑shorebird, ↑limicoline bird
Hypernyms: ↑wading bird, ↑wader
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Charadrii, ↑suborder Charadrii

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shore bird,
any bird that frequents the shores of seas, inlets, lakes, or other bodies of water. Plovers, snipes, and sandpipers are shore birds.

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