sandpiper
[ sand-pahy-per ]
/ ˈsændˌpaɪ pɛr /
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noun
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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sandpiper
/ (ˈsændˌpaɪpə) /
noun
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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