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dow·itch·er

(dou′ĭ-chər)

Any of several shorebirds of the genus Limnodromus that breed in far northern latitudes and have brownish plumage and a long straight bill.

[Perhaps from Mohawk tawístawis, snipe.]

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dowitcher

(ˈdaʊɪtʃə)

(Animals) either of two snipelike shore birds, Limnodromus griseus or L. scolopaceus, of arctic and subarctic North America: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes

[C19: of Iroquoian origin]

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dow•itch•er

(ˈdaʊ ɪtʃ ər)

n.

any of several long-billed snipelike shorebirds of North America and Asia, esp. Limnodromus griseus.

[1835–45, Amer.; perhaps < N Iroquoian; compare Mohawk tawístawis snipe]

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Noun

dowitcher - 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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