• (n.) The American, or Wilson`s, snipe. See under Snipe. So called because it appears at the same time as the shad. • (n.) The common European sandpiper.
Shad'bird` (shăd'bẽrd) noun (Zoology) (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.]