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plural oystercatchers
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. quotations examples
[T]he sea-swallows uttered their ringing "Tree, tree," and the oyster-catchers their mocking "Click, click!" which has caused so many an unsuccessful sportsman to smile.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 181