| limnodromus | (n) dowitchers, Syn. genus Limnodromus |
| greyback | (n) a dowitcher with a grey back, Syn. Limnodromus griseus, grayback |
| red-breasted snipe | (n) a dowitcher with a red breast, Syn. Limnodromus scolopaceus |
| Limnodromus | n. A genus of shore birds including the dowitchers. |