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Meaning of "dowitcher" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DOWITCHER

Of Iroquoian origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DOWITCHER

ˈdaʊɪtʃə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOWITCHER

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Dowitcher is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DOWITCHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dowitcher

The three dowitchers are medium-sized long-billed wading birds. 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. Species are: ▪ Family: Scolopacidae ▪ Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus ▪ Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus ▪ Asiatic dowitcher, Limnodromus semipalmatus...

Definition of dowitcher in the English dictionary

The definition of dowitcher in the dictionary is either of two snipelike shore birds, Limnodromus griseus or L. scolopaceus, of arctic and subarctic North America: family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOWITCHER

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOWITCHER

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DOWITCHER

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Synonyms and antonyms of dowitcher in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dowitcher» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOWITCHER

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dowitcher
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бекасовидный веретенник
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bécassin
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Dowitcher
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dowitcher
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दवेइचर
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dowitcher
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бекасовідного веретенник
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Dowitcher
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Trends of use of dowitcher

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOWITCHER»

Discover the use of dowitcher in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dowitcher and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Birds of Mississippi
Then, if call notes are not decisive, just call the birds "dowitcher species." The Short-billed Dowitcher has a mellow, low, alarm call, tu-tu-tu, which is similar to that of the yellowlegs. The alarm calls of the Long-billed are a rapid series of high , ...
William H. Turcotte, David L. Watts, 1999
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Birds of Ontario: Habitat Requirements, Limiting Factors, ...
MIGRATION Less information is available for the Long-billed Dowitcher than the Short-billed Dowitcher. The long-billed Dowitcher was not recognized as a full species until 1950. In addition, it is difficult to distinguish between the 2 species, ...
Allan P. Sandilands, 2010
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The Birds of British Columbia: Nonpasserines: Diurnal Birds ...
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodwmus griseus (Gmelin) RANGE: Breeds in southern Alaska, southern Yukon, northwestern British Columbia and from northern Alberta across the boreal forest to Labrador. Winters from the southern United States ...
Robert Wayne Campbell, Neil K. Dawe, British Columbia. Wildlife Branch, 1997
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Wisconsin Birdlife: Population & Distribution Past & Present
Although there is no assurance that these comments referred to Short-bills, the greater distance from the known present-day breeding range of the Long-bill increases the likelihood that it was primarily the Short-billed Dowitcher that formerly ...
Samuel D. Robbins, 1991
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Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A ...
A Comprehensive Resource for Identifying North American Birds Pete Dunne. Short—billed Dowitcher/ Long—billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe /American Woodcock. and the bill pointed vertically, the bird plumbs the depths, either dropping ...
Pete Dunne, 2013
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The Sound Approach to Birding: A Guide to Understanding Bird ...
If you are ever lucky enough to find a dowitcher Limnodromus in Europe, you'll really need to hear 'the' call. Imagine the scene (as often as I have); looking round to make sure no one is watching you flush the bird, and fortunately it takes flight ...
Mark Constantine, 2006
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Birds of Nebraska: Their Distribution & Temporal Occurrence
Although Short-billed Dowitcher would be the expected species in lul, a few Long -billed Dowitchers have been noted in late Jul in recent years, and all dowitchers seen in Jun-Jul should be carefully identified. FINDING Recent evidence is ...
Roger S. Sharpe, W. Ross Silcock, Joel G. Jorgensen, 2001
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The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta: A Second Look
Photo: Royal Alberta Museum NESTING CLUTCH SIZE (EGGS): 4-5 The Short- billed Dowitcher is known to breed in the Boreal Forest and Foothills Natural Regions in Alberta, although no records of this bird were obtained in the Foothills NR ...
‎2007
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Birds of East Asia
ID Large, dark snipe- or godwit-like shorebird (very similar to Long-billed Dowitcher, from which best separated by flight call). Averages smaller and slimmer, with longer wings, shorter legs and bill than Long-billed, but considerable overlap in ...
Mark Brazil, 2009
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Birdlife of Houston, Galveston, and the Upper Texas Coast
Short-billed Dowitcher, however, is a bird of the coast. Wintering flocks gather on the major tidal flats, with a few spreading around the bay margins. Although they mix with Long-billed Dowitchers in brackish marshes, the most substantial ...
Ted Eubanks, Robert A. Behrstock, Ron J. Weeks, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOWITCHER»

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Bird sightings
... fall shorebird migration with the appearance of early migrant species such as lesser yellowlegs, least sandpiper, and short-billed dowitcher. «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
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Seth Kellogg's Birds of the Air: Even during a fast-paced 'big day …
A sora was in Amherst on the rail trail and a short-billed dowitcher was in Sheffield; A black-crowned Night-Heron and a white-eyed vireo were ... «MassLive.com, Jun 15»
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Southern Maryland home sales
Dowitcher Ct., 2505-Nationstar Mortgage Corp. to Arundel Robinson, $163,800. Grace Keller Dr., 14975-Grace H. Arch to William O. Flowers Jr. «Washington Post, Jun 15»
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Social News 3/6
It is home to 215 species of birds, including seven listed in the Red Book such as grey pelican, spotted greenshank, and Asian dowitcher along ... «VietNamNet Bridge, Jun 15»
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Migrant Warblers and a Sandhill Crane
When the photo was posted on Facebook's Martha's Vineyard Bird Alert, Matt Pelikan discovered that there was also a short-billed dowitcher in ... «The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News, May 15»
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Warm weather heating up migration
As the warmer weather takes hold be on the lookout for the next movement of migrants that will include Least Bittern, Short-billed Dowitcher, ... «Ottawa Citizen, May 15»
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Stars of Fulton Learning Center birding program
... Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, Dunlin, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Wilson's Phalarope, ... «Corpus Christi Caller-Times, May 15»
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Top 10 shorebirds sure to delight
The long-billed dowitcher is less common, but sometimes can be seen. 4. Greater or lesser yellowlegs: Experts can distinguish the greater and ... «Homer News, May 15»
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Sweetwater Wetlands Park: open at last!
... species we'd seen on the other side as well as a dozen or more Spotted Sandpipers, some Black-necked Stilts, and a Long-billed Dowitcher. «Gainesville Sun, May 15»
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Spring Brings First-of-the-Season Bird Sightings
On April 24, Pete Gilmour found a flock of shorebirds on Norton Point that included a ruddy turnstone and a dowitcher. Was it a short-billed or a ... «The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News, Apr 15»
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