CALIDRIS

Meaning of CALIDRIS in English

bird genus in the family Scolopacidae (order Charadriiformes), which includes the shorebirds known as dunlin, knot, and sanderling (qq.v.). Some sandpipers are also classified as Calidris (see sandpiper).

Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012

STINT — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English styntan to blunt, dull; akin to Old Norse stuttr scant Date: 13th …
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SANDERLING — noun see: arable Date: 1602 a small widely distributed sandpiper ( Calidris alba ) with pale gray and white plumage …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KNOT
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DUNLIN — noun (plural ~s or ~) Etymology: 1dun + -lin (alteration of -ling) Date: circa 1532 a small widely distributed sandpiper …
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SANDPIPER — Any of numerous shorebirds (family Scolopacidae) found either breeding or wintering nearly worldwide. Sandpipers, 6–12 in. (15–30 cm) long, have …
Английский словарь Британика
KNOT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEMMINCK'S STINT — ˈtemiŋks- noun Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: after Conrad J. Temminck died 1858 Du. naturalist : a very small Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CURLEW SANDPIPER — noun : a sandpiper ( Calidris ferruginea ) that is widely distributed in the Old World and has a curved …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SANDERLING — (n.) A small gray and brown sandpiper (Calidris arenaria) very common on sandy beaches in America, Europe, and Asia. Called …
Английский словарь Webster
REDSHANK — (n.) A common Old World limicoline bird (Totanus calidris), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank (T. …
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SANDERLING — ( n. ) A small gray and brown sandpiper (Calidris arenaria) very common on sandy beaches in America, Europe, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
REDSHANK — ( n. ) A common Old World limicoline bird (Totanus calidris), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted …
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STINT — stint 1 — stintedly , adv. — stintedness , n. — stinter , n. — stintingly , adv. — stintless …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER — a common North American sandpiper, Calidris pusillus, having semipalmate feet. [ 1800-10, Amer. ]
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SANDERLING — /san"deuhr ling/ , n. a common, small sandpiper, Calidris alba, inhabiting sandy beaches. [ 1595-1605; SAND + -erling, repr. OE …
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PURPLE SANDPIPER — a sandpiper, Calidris maritima, of arctic regions of the New and Old World, having in winter a slate-gray back with …
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PECTORAL SANDPIPER — an American sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, the male of which, when courting, inflates its chest conspicuously. [ 1820-30, Amer. ]
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LEAST SANDPIPER — a small, American sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, related to the stints of Europe. [ 1855-60, Amer. ]
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KNOT
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DUNLIN — /dun"lin/ , n. a common sandpiper, Calidris alpina, that breeds in the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere. [ 1525-35; …
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STINT — I. ˈstint verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English styntan to blunt, dull; akin to Old Norse stuttr scant Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNOT
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SANDERLING — noun Etymology: sand + -erling, perhaps from Old English yrthling, kind of bird found in fields, literally, plowman, from yrth, …
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DUNLIN — noun ( plural dunlins or dunlin ) Etymology: dun (I) + -lin (alteration of -ling ) Date: circa 1532 : …
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SANDERLING — noun a small gray and brown sandpiper (calidris arenaria) very common on sandy beaches in america, europe, and asia. called …
Webster English vocab
REDSHANK — noun the fieldfare. 2. redshank ·noun a bare-legged person; a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the scotch highlanders, in …
Webster English vocab
STINT — ~ 1 ■ verb [often with negative ] be restrictive or ungenerous towards or in the supply of. ↘( ~ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SANDPIPER — ■ noun a wading bird, typically long-billed and long-legged and frequenting coastal areas. [ Calidris , Tringa , and other …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SANDPIPER
Britannica English vocabulary
ПЕСОЧНИК — I - бычок-песочник (Neogobius fluviatilis) monkey goby II орнит. (Calidris) sandpiper III - кулик-песочник (Calidris) stint
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ДУТЫШ — I орнит. (Calidris melanotos) pouter II - кулик-дутыш (Calidris melanotos) pectoral sandpiper
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