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SPOTTED SANDPIPER

Dictionary entry overview: What does spotted sandpiper mean?

• SPOTTED SANDPIPER (noun)
The noun SPOTTED SANDPIPER has 1 sense:

1. common North American sandpiper

Familiarity information: SPOTTED SANDPIPER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SPOTTED SANDPIPER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Common North American sandpiper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Actitis macularia; spotted sandpiper

Hypernyms ("spotted sandpiper" is a kind of...):

sandpiper (any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers)

Holonyms ("spotted sandpiper" is a member of...):

Actitis; genus Actitis (a genus of Scolopacidae)

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