dowitcher
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dow·itch·er
(dou′ĭ-chər)n.
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)n
(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 | 1. | ![]() snipe - Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks genus Limnodromus, Limnodromus - dowitchers Limnodromus scolopaceus, red-breasted snipe - a dowitcher with a red breast |
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