krieker

\\ˈkrēkə(r)\ noun (-s)

Etymology: perhaps from Dutch krieken to chirp, peep (of imitative origin) + English -er

: pectoral sandpiper

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krieker U.S.

(ˈkriːkə(r))

[ad. Ger. kriecher creeper.]

A name in N. Jersey and Rhode Island of the Pectoral Sandpiper, Tringa pectoralis.

in Cent. Dict.