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shorebird
shore·bird [ sháwr bùrd ] (plural shore·birds)


noun 
Definition:
 
bird living near water: a bird that lives and feeds near the shores of coastal or inland waters, e.g. a plover, sandpiper, or avocet. Suborder Charadrii.
[Late 17th century. <shore1]
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