semipalmated sandpiper

noun

a common North American sandpiper, Calidris pusillus, having semipalmate feet.

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

In neither case was the mate about as frequently occurs with the semipalmated sandpiper.

It was very similar to the note of the young semipalmated sandpiper.

Such birds are unmistakably different to anyone thoroughly familiar with the semipalmated sandpiper.

This is the Semipalmated Sandpiper, for semipalmated means "half-webbed," as its toes are.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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