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dowitcher

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dow·itch·er  (dou-chr)
n.
Either of two shore birds (Limnodromus griseus or L. scolopaceus) of northern regions, having brownish plumage and a long, straight bill.
[Perhaps from Mohawk tawístawis, snipe.]
dowitcher [ˈdaʊɪtʃə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) either of two snipelike shore birds, Limnodromus griseus or L. scolopaceus, of arctic and subarctic North America: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc.), order Charadriiformes
[of Iroquoian origin]
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Noun1.dowitcherdowitcher - shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
snipe - Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
genus Limnodromus, Limnodromus - dowitchers
grayback, Limnodromus griseus, greyback - a dowitcher with a grey back
Limnodromus scolopaceus, red-breasted snipe - a dowitcher with a red breast


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2) Dowitchers, migrating shorebirds, visit the Kern National Wildlife Refuge.
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Some 200 bird species, including oystercathers, plovers, sandpipers, whimbrels and dowitchers, prefer beaches, mud flats, swamps, marshes or back bays along the North American coastline to inland areas.
Plight of the plover by Fackelmann, Kathy A. / Science News
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