Associations to the word «Oystercatcher»

Wiktionary

OYSTERCATCHER, noun. Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.

Dictionary definition

OYSTERCATCHER, noun. Black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc..

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats