SINCE 1828
shorebird
noun
shore·bird
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Definition of shorebird
: any of a suborder (Charadrii) of birds (such as a plover or sandpiper) that frequent the seashore
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There are large species of shorebirds and other water fowl. — Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, "Remembering Emeryville’s mudflat art — and why the mud won out," 28 Aug. 2019 Recent bird sightings as reported to the Massachusetts Audubon Society: ► The number of shorebirds seen at coastal sites seem somewhat reduced in recent days, but things are really heating up for pelagic bird activity offshore. — BostonGlobe.com, "Bird sightings across the region," 26 Aug. 2019 The Big Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nesting area for dozens of species of ducks, Canada geese, double-crested cormorants, shorebirds, gulls, pelicans and other waterfowl, according to the state's FWP. — David Williams, CNN, "Thousands of birds killed in a Montana hailstorm," 23 Aug. 2019 Big Lake Wildlife Management Area's lake and surrounding wetlands serve as the nesting areas for dozens of species of ducks, Canada geese, double-crested cormorants, shorebirds, gulls, pelicans and other waterfowl, the agency said. — Fox News, "SEE IT: Thousands of birds killed during hailstorm at Montana wildlife preserve," 20 Aug. 2019 That could come into play for the slenderclaw crayfish and the eastern black rail, a migratory shorebird that spends time in the coastal marshes of Alabama and Florida. — Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, "Alabama crayfish could be early victim of weakened endangered species protections," 15 Aug. 2019 The shorebird has been on the federal endangered species list since 1986. — USA TODAY, "Charlottesville remembered, drive-thru ban, ketchup karma: News from around our 50 states," 13 Aug. 2019 That culling, in turn, threatened the food supply for shorebirds. — Maddy Lauria, baltimoresun.com, "Using synthetic crab blood substitute in biomedical testing could help save horseshoe crabs and shorebirds," 22 June 2019 Also sighted last week were several hundred semipalmated and least sandpipers, as well as 35 seaside sparrows and 48 saltmarsh sparrows which were tallied as part of an official shorebird survey. — BostonGlobe.com, "Bird sightings across the region," 11 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shorebird.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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shorebird
noun
shore·bird
| \ ˈshȯr-ˌbərd
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Kids Definition of shorebird
: a bird (as a plover or sandpiper) that frequents the seashore
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