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