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oystercatcher

/oi-ster-kach-er/US // ˈɔɪ stərˌkætʃ ər //UK // (ˈɔɪstəˌkætʃə) //

蛎鹬,蛎子,蛎子鸟,蛎子鹦鹉

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several long-billed wading birds of the genus Haematopus that have chiefly black-and-white plumage and that feed on oysters, clams, mussels, etc.

Examples

  • There is an Oystercatcher and also a few of the eggs in the Museum.

  • The Oystercatcher breeds in Guernsey itself about the cliffs.