upland sandpiper


noun

a large, field-inhabiting sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, of eastern North America, resembling a plover: now protected and increasing in numbers.
Also called upland plover, Bartramian sandpiper.

Origin of upland sandpiper

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Words nearby upland sandpiper

British Dictionary definitions for upland plover

upland plover

upland sandpiper


noun

an American sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, with a short slender bill and long tail