sandpiper : Idioms & Phrases
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bartramian sandpiper
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noun large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands
upland plover; Bartramian sandpiper; Bartramia longicauda.
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Curlew sandpiper
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noun Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew
Calidris Ferruginea.
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(Zoöl.) , a sandpiper (Tringa ferruginea, ∨ subarquata ), common in Europe, rare in America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved bill. See Illustation in Appendix.
Webster 1913
european sandpiper
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noun a variety of sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos.
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least sandpiper
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noun smallest American sandpiper
Erolia minutilla; stint.
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pectoral sandpiper
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noun American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
jacksnipe; Calidris melanotos.
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Pectorial sandpiper
(Zoöl.) , the jacksnipe(b) .
Webster 1913
Purple sandpiper
- . See under
Sandpiper .
Webster 1913
red-backed sandpiper
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noun small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions
dunlin; Erolia alpina.
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sea sandpiper
Sea" sand"pi`per
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(Zoöl.) The purple sandpiper.
Webster 1913
Solitary sandpiper
(Zoöl.) , an American tattler (Totanus solitarius ).
Webster 1913
spotted sandpiper
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noun common North American sandpiper
Actitis macularia.
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Stilt sandpiper
(Zoöl.) , an American sandpiper (Micropalama himantopus ) having long legs. The bill is somewhat expanded at the tip.
Webster 1913
upland sandpiper
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noun large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands
upland plover; Bartramian sandpiper; Bartramia longicauda.
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Upland sandpiper , ∨ Upland plover
(Zoöl.) , a large American sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda ) much valued as a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields and uplands. Called alsoBartramian sandpiper ,Bartram's tattler ,field plover ,grass plover ,highland plover ,hillbird ,humility ,prairie plover ,prairie pigeon ,prairie snipe ,papabote ,quaily , anduplander .
