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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Sandpiper

· Sand·pi·per · IPA /ˈsænd.paɪpɚ/
01 n. Any one of numerous species of small limicoline game birds belonging to Tringa, Actodromas, Ereunetes, and various allied genera of the fam…
  1. 1.
    Any one of numerous species of small limicoline game birds belonging to Tringa, Actodromas, Ereunetes, and various allied genera of the family Tringidae.(Zool.)
  2. 2.
    A small lamprey eel; the pride.(Zool.)
Phrases & compounds
Curlew sandpiper — See under Curlew.
Stilt sandpiper — See under Stilt.