sandpiper
[ sand-pahy-per ]
/ ˈsændˌpaɪ pɛr /
noun
any of numerous shore-inhabiting birds of the family Scolopacidae, related to the plovers, typically having a slender bill and a piping call.
Words nearby sandpiper
sandlotter,
sandman,
sandor,
sandpaper,
sandpapery,
sandpiper,
sandpit,
sandra,
sandringham,
sandro,
sandrocottus
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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