sandpiper
Americannoun
noun
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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
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any other bird of the family Scolopacidae, which includes snipes and woodcocks
Etymology
Origin of sandpiper
Example Sentences
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The state’s shores offer temperate-weather hiking with views of dramatic cliffs, crashing waves, pelagic birds such as the blue-footed booby and several species of sandpiper, and native wildflowers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
Not any droppings would do; it had to be fresh excrement, ideally from ruddy turnstones and red knots, another sandpiper species.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2023
Jolie is the 14,000th addition to the ark; the 13,000th milestone species, announced in July 2022, was the spoon-billed sandpiper.
From National Geographic ● May 19, 2023
Birders flocked to the 520 floating bridge this week after learning that a sharp-tailed sandpiper had been spotted nearby.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
Just a few markings clustered together, like the footprints of a sandpiper that has abruptly taken flight.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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