sandpiper
any of numerous shore-inhabiting birds of the family Scolopacidae, related to the plovers, typically having a slender bill and a piping call.
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How to use sandpiper in a sentence
Mr. Couch adds that this was the first specimen of the Common sandpiper he had had since he had been in the Islands.
Birds of Guernsey (1879) | Cecil SmithThe common sandpiper is about upon the shallows where the streams run swiftly, and the elegant water wagtails abound.
Their appearance is very similar to the Least sandpiper, but they are slightly larger and the feet are partially webbed.
Western Bird Guide | Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed, Harry F. Harvey, and Rex I. BrasherSimilar in appearance to the Red-backed sandpiper, but not so reddish above, and the latter has the black patch on the belly.
The Bird Book | Chester A. ReedOtherwise very similar to the Least sandpiper, but with the breast and sides of neck ruddy in summer.
The Bird Book | Chester A. Reed
British Dictionary definitions for sandpiper
/ (ˈsændˌpaɪpə) /
any of numerous N hemisphere shore birds of the genera Tringa, Calidris, etc, typically having a long slender bill and legs and cryptic plumage: family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes
any other bird of the family Scolopacidae, which includes snipes and woodcocks
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