pectoral-sandpiper
pectoral sandpiper
noun
an American sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, the male of which, when courting, inflates its chest conspicuously.
Origin:
1820–30, Americanism
1820–30, Americanism
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| pectoral sandpiper | |
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| American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting |
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