pectoral sandpiper
noun
an American sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, the male of which, when courting, inflates its chest conspicuously.
Origin of pectoral sandpiper
1An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
Words Nearby pectoral sandpiper
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How to use pectoral sandpiper in a sentence
Of the pectoral sandpiper's nesting habits, little has been known until recently.
Occasionally she would take a short flight about me and utter a note very similar to the rattling call of the pectoral sandpiper.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) | Arthur Cleveland Bent
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