Home › Words › O › oystercatcheroystercatcher/ˈɔɪstəˌkæt͡ʃə/oystercatcher means any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.oystercatcher is pronounced /ˈɔɪstəˌkæt͡ʃə/.EtymologyFrom oyster + catcher.nounAny of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.e.g.“[T]he sea-swallows uttered their ringing "Tree, tree," and the oyster-catchers their mocking "Click, click!" which has caused so many an unsuccessful sportsman to smile.” — 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 181:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).