semipalmated sandpiper

noun

1. a common North American sandpiper, Calidris pusillus, having semipalmate feet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of semipalmated sandpiper¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

In neither case was the mate about as frequently occurs with the semipalmated sandpiper.

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It was very similar to the note of the young semipalmated sandpiper.

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Such birds are unmistakably different to anyone thoroughly familiar with the semipalmated sandpiper.

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This is the Semipalmated Sandpiper, for semipalmated means "half-webbed," as its toes are.

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