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Sandpiper — Sand pi per, n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline game birds belonging to {Tringa}, {Actodromas}, {Ereunetes}, and various allied genera of the family {Tringid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: The most important North… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Red-necked Stint — Taxobox image caption = winter plumage name = Red necked Stint status = LC status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49078|title=Calidris ruficollis|downloaded=11 May 2006 Database entry includes … Wikipedia
sandpiper — /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] * * * Any of numerous shorebirds (family Scolopacidae) found… … Universalium
red-backed sandpiper — noun small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions • Syn: ↑dunlin, ↑Erolia alpina • Hypernyms: ↑sandpiper • Member Holonyms: ↑Erolia, ↑genus Erolia * … Useful english dictionary
red-necked plover — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
red-backed sandpiper — Dunlin Dun lin, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. dun hill (E. dune), and linne pool, pond, lake, E. lin.] (Zo[ o]l.) A species of sandpiper ({Tringa alpina}); called also {churr}, {dorbie}, {grass bird}, and {red backed sandpiper}. It is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
red-breasted sandpiper — noun or red breasted plover : knot III … Useful english dictionary
red-breasted plover — noun see red breasted sandpiper … Useful english dictionary
Curlew sandpiper — Sandpiper Sand pi per, n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline game birds belonging to {Tringa}, {Actodromas}, {Ereunetes}, and various allied genera of the family {Tringid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: The most important… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stilt sandpiper — Sandpiper Sand pi per, n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline game birds belonging to {Tringa}, {Actodromas}, {Ereunetes}, and various allied genera of the family {Tringid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: The most important… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
