Oyster catcher Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
    oystercatcher.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), any one of several species of wading birds of the genus Hæmatopus, which frequent seashores and feed upon shellfish. The European species (H. ostralegus), the common American species (H. palliatus), and the California, or black, oyster catcher (H. Bachmani) are the best known.

Webster 1913