What does "dowitcher" mean?

Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.

How do you pronounce "dowitcher"?

Pronounced //ˈdaʊ.ɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)//.

/ˈdaʊ.ɪt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
2
shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe wordnet

From an Iroquoian language; compare Oneida tawístawe (“snipe”).