sandpiper
pronunciation
How to pronounce sandpiper in British English:
UK [ˈsændpaɪpə(r)]
How to pronounce sandpiper in American English:
US ['sændpaɪpər]
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- Noun:
- any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
Word Origin
- sandpiper (n.)
- 1670s, from sand (n.) + piper.
Example
- 1. Game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe .
- 2. American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting .
- 3. Small sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and migrates south along sandy coasts in most of world .
- 4. Small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic regions and winters in southern united states or mediterranean regions .
- 5. The most common migrants are the waders of the sandpiper family , but they also include other birds ranging in size from herons to shrikes .