pectoral sandpiper
noun
an American sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, the male of which, when courting, inflates its chest conspicuously.
Origin of pectoral sandpiper
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
Words nearby pectoral sandpiper
pectoral cross,
pectoral fin,
pectoral girdle,
pectoral muscle,
pectoral nerve,
pectoral sandpiper,
pectoral vein,
pectoralis,
pectoriloquy,
pectose,
pectous