shorebird

noun

shore·​bird ˈshȯr-ˌbərd 

: any of a suborder (Charadrii) of birds (such as a plover or sandpiper) that frequent the seashore

Examples of shorebird in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bird flu is most often seen in domestic and wild birds including waterbirds, like ducks, geese and swans, and shorebirds, like storks, the CDC said. —Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024

Hundreds of thousands of squawking, migrating shorebirds descend on these beaches to gorge themselves on the protein- and fat-rich eggs. —Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024

That brought him to the west coast of California, Oregon and Washington following migratory flocks of shorebirds. —Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

But to Nansi Guevara, a visual artist in Brownsville, the rocket-making complex is an irrevocable disruption to the shorebirds, ocelots and endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles that nest in the Rio Grande delta. —Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1672, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

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