dowitcher
English
editEtymology
editFrom an Iroquoian language; compare Oneida tawístawe (“snipe”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdowitcher (plural dowitchers)
- Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
Derived terms
edit- Asian dowitcher, Limnodromus semipalmatus
- long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus
- short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus
Translations
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