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
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any other bird of the family Scolopacidae, which includes snipes and woodcocks
sandpiper in American English
(ˈsændˌpaɪpər)
nounWord forms: pluralˈsandˌpipers or ˈsandˌpiper
any of a number of small shorebirds (family Scolopacidae) similar to the snipes butdistinguished by a shorter, soft-tipped bill, including the common sandpiper (Tringa hypoleucos) of Europe and the spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularia) and least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) of North America