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oystercatcher in French

oystercatcher in French is huîtrier — oystercatcher means a black or pied wading bird of the genus Haematopus that lives on coasts and has a long red or orange bill for feeding on shellfish.

oystercatcher in French

huîtrier
noun
Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.

What does "oystercatcher" mean?

  1. noun A black or pied wading bird of the genus Haematopus that lives on coasts and has a long red or orange bill for feeding on shellfish.
    "Oystercatchers picked their way along the shoreline at low tide."
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oystercatcher in a sentence

  • Oystercatchers picked their way along the shoreline at low tide.
  • We watched an oystercatcher prise a mussel open with its bill.

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What is "oystercatcher" in French?
"oystercatcher" in French is huîtrier. oystercatcher means: A black or pied wading bird of the genus Haematopus that lives on coasts and has a long red or orange bill for feeding on shellfish.
How do you use "oystercatcher" in a sentence?
Example: "Oystercatchers picked their way along the shoreline at low tide." In French, "oystercatcher" is huîtrier.
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