solitary sandpiper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of solitary sandpiper
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Example Sentences
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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 Burroughs, John
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 Burroughs, John
Rhyacoph′ilus, a genus of Scolopacid�—the green or solitary sandpiper.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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