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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. <shore
1
]
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