sandpiper

[ sand-pahy-per ]

/ ˈsændˌpaɪ pɛr /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR sandpiper ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

any of numerous shore-inhabiting birds of the family Scolopacidae, related to the plovers, typically having a slender bill and a piping call.

Origin of sandpiper

First recorded in 1665–75; sand + piper

Words nearby sandpiper

sandpaper, sandpapery, sand pear, sand perch, sand pile, sandpiper, sandpit, Sandra, sand rat, Sandringham, Sandro

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Example sentences from the Web for sandpiper

Just at this moment a bird flew over us, which Johansen, who is standing just outside the tent, took to be a kind of sandpiper.
Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen
Otherwise very similar to the Least Sandpiper, but with the breast and sides of neck ruddy in summer.
The Bird Book|Chester A. Reed
It was in the late afternoon of the 28th of April, 1883, that I first witnessed this singing performance of the sandpiper.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2)|Arthur Cleveland Bent
The stilt (Himantopus candidus) may be described as a sandpiper on red stilts.
Glimpses of Indian Birds|Douglas Dewar

Its colouration is very different, and quite that of a Sandpiper, while the pattern of Prosobonia is most singular.
Extinct Birds|Walter Rothschild

British Dictionary definitions for sandpiper

sandpiper

/ (ˈsændˌpaɪpə) /

noun

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

any other bird of the family Scolopacidae, which includes snipes and woodcocks

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单词	sandpiper
释义	sandpiper [ sand-pahy-per ] / ˈsændˌpaɪ pɛr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sandpiper ON THESAURUS.COM noun any of numerous shore-inhabiting birds of the family Scolopacidae, related to the plovers, typically having a slender bill and a piping call. Origin of sandpiper First recorded in 1665–75; sand + piper Words nearby sandpiper sandpaper, sandpapery, sand pear, sand perch, sand pile, sandpiper, sandpit, Sandra, sand rat, Sandringham, Sandro Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sandpiper Just at this moment a bird flew over us, which Johansen, who is standing just outside the tent, took to be a kind of sandpiper. Farthest North\|Fridtjof Nansen Otherwise very similar to the Least Sandpiper, but with the breast and sides of neck ruddy in summer. The Bird Book\|Chester A. Reed It was in the late afternoon of the 28th of April, 1883, that I first witnessed this singing performance of the sandpiper. Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2)\|Arthur Cleveland Bent The stilt (Himantopus candidus) may be described as a sandpiper on red stilts. Glimpses of Indian Birds\|Douglas Dewar Its colouration is very different, and quite that of a Sandpiper, while the pattern of Prosobonia is most singular. Extinct Birds\|Walter Rothschild British Dictionary definitions for sandpiper sandpiper / (ˈsændˌpaɪpə) / noun 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 any other bird of the family Scolopacidae, which includes snipes and woodcocks Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sandpiper grouse, quail, curlew, partridge, pheasant, plover, snipe, wild turkey, wildfowl, woodcock
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sandpiper

noun

Origin of sandpiper

Words nearby sandpiper

Example sentences from the Web for sandpiper

British Dictionary definitions for sandpiper

noun

Words related to sandpiper