dowitcher

Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.

Noun

  1. Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.

Origin

From an Iroquoian language; compare Oneida tawístawe (“snipe”).

Forms

dowitchers

Derived

Asian dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus short-billed dowitcher Limnodromus griseus