shorebird
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shore·bird

noun \ˈshr-ˌbərd\

Definition of SHOREBIRD

: any of a suborder (Charadrii) of birds (as a plover or sandpiper) that frequent the seashore

First Known Use of SHOREBIRD

circa 1672

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