oyster catcher
Any of several quite large, chunky shorebirds, with a long, heavy bill which is flattened at the sides and used to prise open the shells of oysters, mussels, and other shellfish. (Family Haematopodidae, order Charadriiformes.)
| The black and white American oyster catcher (Haematopus palliatus) is found on the Atlantic and South Pacific coasts. |
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