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n. A bird, or species of birds, that is found near the edge of bodies of water.

n. any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries

"The term shorebird is applied to a group of long-legged, slender-billed, and usually plainly colored birds belonging to the order Limicolae."

wading bird    wader   

oystercatcher    glareole    stilt plover    phalarope    pratincole