Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An old book-name of the oyster-catcher, now called
Hæmatopus ostralegus or ostrilegus. Alsoostralega .
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Examples
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Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) III
Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic 2009
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Kildee 15.151 Hæmatopus ostralegus Haelig; matopus 1.85 Oyster Catcher 15.185
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They are due to the oyster-eater [Haemalopus ostralegus], which carries his prey to the top of the dunes to devour it. "
Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 05 (historical) 1874
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They are due to the oyster-eater [Haemalopus ostralegus], which carries his prey to the top of the dunes to devour it. "
The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841
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I covered some of the variation in oystercatchers here (well, Eurasian oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus ers ah orstr uh muh face .... ers ah orstr uh muh face!!!!
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