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dowitcher

Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊ.ɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

The English word “dowitcher” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.

Etymology

From an Iroquoian language; compare Oneida tawístawe (“snipe”).

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