dowitcher

/ˈdaʊ.ɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Etymology

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

dowitcher means any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

dowitcher is pronounced /ˈdaʊ.ɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/.

noun

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