shorebird
noun
shore·bird
ˈshȯr-ˌbərd 
: any of a suborder (Charadrii) of birds (such as a plover or sandpiper) that frequent the seashore
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Small footprints and beak marks were discovered near invertebrate trails, suggesting that ancient shorebirds were pecking around in search of a meal between 39 million and 50 million years ago.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
During the summer, shorebirds and turtles nest at the beach.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
These are often shorebirds, including birds that breed on the tundra and winter in southern South America.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Not an eclipsed sunrise but flocks of sandpipers and other shorebirds flocking against a reddening dawn sky.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
During the summer, shorebirds and turtles nest at the beach.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
These are often shorebirds, including birds that breed on the tundra and winter in southern South America.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Not an eclipsed sunrise but flocks of sandpipers and other shorebirds flocking against a reddening dawn sky.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Shorebird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shorebird. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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shorebird
noun
shore·bird
ˈshō(ə)r-ˌbərd
ˈshȯ(ə)r-
: any of a group of birds (as a plover or sandpiper) that frequent the seashore
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