| curlew sandpiper | |
| —n | |
| a common Eurasian sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea, having a brick-red breeding plumage and a greyish winter plumage | |
| curlew sandpiper | |
noun | |
| Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |