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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 oys·ter·catch·er /-ˌkæʧɚ/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 oystercatcher, oyster catcher n. Zool., Any one of several species of wading birds of the genus Haematopus having stout legs and bill and mostly black-and-white plumage, which frequent seashores and feed upon oysters and other shellfish.  The European species (Haematopus ostralegus), the common American species (Haematopus palliatus), and the California, or black, oyster catcher (Haematopus Bachmani) are the best known.
 Syn: -- oyster plover.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 oystercatcher
      n : black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on
          oysters etc. [syn: oyster catcher]