Shad"bird` (shăd"b&etilde;rd), n.
(Zoöl.) (a) The American, or
Wilson's, snipe. See under Snipe. So called because it appears
at the same time as the shad. (b) The
common European sandpiper. [Prov. Eng.]
Shad"bird` (shăd"b&etilde;rd), n.
(Zoöl.) (a) The American, or
Wilson's, snipe. See under Snipe. So called because it appears
at the same time as the shad. (b) The
common European sandpiper. [Prov. Eng.]