'Strand birds' definitions:

Definition of 'Strand birds'

From: GCIDE
  • Strand \Strand\, n. [AS. strand; akin to D., G., Sw., & Dan. strand, Icel. str["o]nd.] The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Strand birds. (Zool.) See Shore birds, under Shore.
  • Strand plover (Zool.), a black-bellied plover. See Illust. of Plover.
  • Strand wolf (Zool.), the brown hyena. [1913 Webster]