Sandpiper

//ˈsænd.paɪpɚ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various small waders of the family Scolopacidae.

    "Edmund had enjoyed a good gallop over the downs (setting up the sandpipers[.]"

  2. 2
    any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
pridesand runnersandsnipe

Example

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"This sandpiper is solitary in habits and shows a preference for the alpine lakes of the Hudsonian Zone."

Etymology

From sand + piper.

Related phrases

Baird's sandpiperBartram's sandpiperBonaparte's sandpiperChristmas sandpiperCox's sandpiperPolynesian sandpiperTahiti sandpiperTerek sandpiperTuamotu sandpiperbartramian sandpiperbroad-billed sandpiperbuff-breasted sandpiper

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