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shorebird

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: SH AO1 R B ER2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A bird, or species of birds, that is found near the edge of bodies of water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shore bird, limicoline bird

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wading bird, wader

Narrower terms: plover, sandpiper, surfbird, Aphriza virgata, woodcock, snipe, curlew, godwit, stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt, Australian stilt, avocet, oystercatcher, oyster catcher, phalarope, pratincole, glareole, courser, stone curlew, thick-knee, Burhinus oedicnemus

History

Etymology

From shore + bird.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: waadvogel — long-legged bird
  • Finnish: rantalintu — long-legged bird
  • Finnish: kahlaaja — long-legged bird
  • German: Ufervogel — long-legged bird
  • Icelandic: vaðfugl — long-legged bird
  • Polish: ptak znad wybrzeża — long-legged bird
  • Spanish: limícola — long-legged bird