English Explanatory Dictionary

sandpiper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various small waders of the family Scolopacidae.

Pronunciation

/ˈsænd.paɪpɚ/ /ˈsænd.paɪpə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sandpiper.wav

Word forms

sandpiper sandpipers

Etymology

From sand + piper.

Derived words

Baird's sandpiper Bartram's sandpiper bartramian sandpiper Bonaparte's sandpiper broad-billed sandpiper buff-breasted sandpiper Christmas sandpiper common sandpiper Cox's sandpiper curlew sandpiper green sandpiper least sandpiper marsh sandpiper pectoral sandpiper Polynesian sandpiper purple sandpiper rock sandpiper semipalmated sandpiper sharp-tailed sandpiper solitary sandpiper spoon-billed sandpiper spotted sandpiper stilt sandpiper Tahiti sandpiper Terek sandpiper Tuamotu sandpiper upland sandpiper western sandpiper white-rumped sandpiper wood sandpiper
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