1. a bird that lives near or feeds along the shore of a body of water

Examples

• The sandpiper is a common shorebird found along beaches.
• We spotted several shorebirds feeding in the shallow water.
• Plovers and turnstones are typical shorebirds of rocky coastlines.
• The wetland preserve attracts many migrating shorebirds each spring.
• Birdwatchers gathered early to observe the shorebirds at low tide.
• The long-legged heron is a large shorebird that hunts for fish.