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shorebird

/ˈʃɔːbɜːd/

/ˈʃɔrˌbɜrd/

Translations

shorebirdnoun

shorebirds

/ˈʃɔːbɜːd/

/ˈʃɔrˌbɜrd/

limicoleOrnithologie.

Migrating shorebirds stop at the estuary to feed on invertebrates.

Les limicoles migrateurs font halte dans l'estuaire pour se nourrir d'invertébrés.

Additional translations

oiseau de rivagePlus descriptif, moins technique.

Synonyms

wader

shorebird species

coastal bird

waterbird

shorebirdadjective

/ˈʃɔːbɜːd/

/ˈʃɔrbɝd/

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to shorebirds.

limicoleEn ornithologie.

The researchers conducted shorebird counts during the breeding season.

Les chercheurs ont effectué des comptages limicoles pendant la saison de reproduction.

Definitions

shorebirdnoun

Any of numerous wading birds of the order Charadriiformes (such as sandpipers, plovers, and snipes) that typically inhabit coastal shores, mudflats, and wetlands.

Migrating shorebirds stop at the estuary to feed on invertebrates.

shorebirdadjective

Relating to or characteristic of shorebirds.

The researchers conducted shorebird counts during the breeding season.