Crossword clues for dowitcher
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus ''Limnodromus'' of the family Scolopacidae.
WordNet
n. shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
Wikipedia
The three '''dowitchers ''' are medium-sized long-billed wading birds in the genus Limnodromus. The genus name is Ancient Greek from limne, "marsh" and dromos, "racer". The English name is from Iroquois. 1841
They resemble godwits in body and bill shape, and the reddish underparts in summer, but are much shorter legged, more like snipe to which they are also somewhat closer related. All three are strongly migratory.
The two North American species are difficult to separate in most plumages, and were considered a single species for many years. The Asian bird is rare and not well known.
The dowitcher species are:
- Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus
- Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Asiatic dowitcher, Limnodromus semipalmatus
Usage examples of "dowitcher".
I shot a short-billed dowitcher on one leg in still water, his reflection underneath him.
A couple of dowitchers already awake, foraging along the edge of the water.
Above the boy's head flew laughing gulls and ring-billed gulls and sandwich terns, and around his bare legs skittered sanderlings and dowitchers and plovers.