spotted-sandpiper
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spotted sandpiper
noun
a North American sandpiper, Actitis macularia, that has brownish-gray upper parts and white underparts, and is spotted with black in the summer.
Origin:
1760–70
1760–70
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| spotted sandpiper | |
| —n | |
| Also called (US): peetweet a North American sandpiper, Actitis macularia, having a spotted breast in its breeding plumage | |
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