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
upjohn,
upkeep,
upland,
upland cotton,
upland plover,
upland sandpiper,
uplift,
uplifted,
uplifter,
uplifting,
uplight