dowitcher

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dowitcher

/ˈdaʊ.ɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

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

noun dowitchers

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

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@misc{dowitcher_2026,
  title = {dowitcher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dowitcher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}