dowitcher

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/ˈdaʊ.ɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

noun

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

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Meanings

noundowitcher (plural dowitchers)

plural dowitchers

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

Origin

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

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Translations

Catalan tetolet
  • tetoletbird
Dutch grijze snip
  • grijze snipbird
Finnish kurppelo
  • kurppelobird
Cite this entry
APA

dowitcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dowitcher

MLA

“dowitcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dowitcher. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dowitcher,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dowitcher.

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