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dowitcher

DEFINITIONS OF: dowitcher

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n shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe

Types:
Limnodromus griseus, grayback, greyback
a dowitcher with a grey back
Limnodromus scolopaceus, red-breasted snipe
a dowitcher with a red breast
Type of:
snipe
Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
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