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Meaning of DOWITCHER

Pronunciation:  'dawichur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
 
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 See Also: genus Limnodromus, grayback, Limnodromus, Limnodromus griseus, Limnodromus scolopaceus, red-breasted snipe, snipe

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dow"itch*er\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The red-breasted or gray snipe ({Macrorhamphus griseus}); --
called also {brownback}, and {grayback}.
 

 

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