oystercatcher

/ˈɔɪstəˌkæt͡ʃə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: oys-ter-catch-er
IPA: /ˈɔɪstəˌkæt͡ʃə/

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Meaning

noun

Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.

Example Sentences

"[T]he sea-swallows uttered their ringing "Tree, tree," and the oyster-catchers their mocking "Click, click!" which has caused so many an unsuccessful sportsman to smile."

Etymology

From oyster + catcher.

Word Breakdown

Root: *keh₂p-

Inflected Forms

oystercatchers (plural)

Phrases

African oystercatcher American oystercatcher blackish oystercatcher black oystercatcher Eurasian oystercatcher Magellanic oystercatcher pied oystercatcher sooty oystercatcher

Synonyms

sea-pie sea-magpie oyster catcher

Questions

How do you pronounce oystercatcher?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔɪstəˌkæt͡ʃə/.

What does oystercatcher mean?

Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.

Where does oystercatcher come from?

From oyster + catcher.

How to pronounce oystercatcher

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