Definitions for oystercatcher

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oystercatcher oys·ter·catch·er

Spelling: [oi-ster-kach-er]

IPA: /ˈɔɪ stərˌkætʃ ər/

Oystercatcher is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 1383 anagrams from letters in oystercatcher (acceehorrstty).

Definitions for oystercatcher

noun

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.

Origin of oystercatcher

An Americanism dating back to 1725-35; oyster + catcher

Examples for oystercatcher

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

The oystercatcher breeds in Guernsey itself about the cliffs.