SANDPIPER


Meaning of SANDPIPER in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ˌ p ī -p ə r

Function: noun

Date: 1674

: any of various small shorebirds (family Scolopacidae, the sandpiper family) distinguished from the related plovers chiefly by the longer and soft-tipped bill

sandpiper

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