SANDPIPER


Meaning of SANDPIPER in English

/sand"puy'per/ , n.

any of numerous shore-inhabiting birds of the family Scolopacidae, related to the plovers, typically having a slender bill and a piping call.

[ 1665-75; SAND + PIPER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .