solitary sandpiper

American

noun

a North American sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, of inland wetlands, having a brownish-gray, white-spotted back and whitish underparts.

Etymology

Origin of solitary sandpiper

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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solitary sandpiper

I saw blackbirds at this place, and sparrows, and the solitary sandpiper, and the Canada woodpecker, and a large number of humming-birds.

From Wake-Robin by John Burroughs

I saw blackbirds at this place, and sparrows, and the solitary sandpiper and the Canada woodpecker, and a large number of hummingbirds.

From Wake-Robin by John Burroughs

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