sandpiper

sandpiper
noun Date: 1674 any of various small shorebirds (family Scolopacidae, the sandpiper family) distinguished from the related plovers chiefly by the longer and soft-tipped bill

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  • sandpiper — UK [ˈsæn(d)ˌpaɪpə(r)] / US [ˈsæn(d)ˌpaɪpər] noun [countable] Word forms sandpiper : singular sandpiper plural sandpipers a small bird that lives in the northern part of the world, usually by the sea, and has long legs and a long thin beak …   English dictionary

  • sandpiper — Pride Pride, n. [Cf. AS. lamprede, LL. lampreda, E. lamprey.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small European lamprey ({Petromyzon branchialis}); called also {prid}, and {sandpiper}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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