sandpiper en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsænd.paɪpə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsænd.paɪpɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From sand + piper.
Meanings
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Any of various small waders of the family Scolopacidae.
Edmund had enjoyed a good gallop over the downs (setting up the sandpipers[.]
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 27:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sandpipers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rock sandpiper · semipalmated sandpiper · Bonaparte's sandpiper · western sandpiper · spoon-billed sandpiper · least sandpiper · Bartramian sandpiper · Cox's sandpiper · Christmas sandpiper · sharp-tailed sandpiper · spotted sandpiper · Baird's sandpiper · Tuamotu sandpiper · buff-breasted sandpiper · upland sandpiper · bartramian sandpiper · white-rumped sandpiper · green sandpiper · Polynesian sandpiper · purple sandpiper · stilt sandpiper · curlew sandpiper · solitary sandpiper · Tahiti sandpiper · Terek sandpiper · pectoral sandpiper · common sandpiper · marsh sandpiper · Bartram's sandpiper · wood sandpiper · broad-billed sandpiper
Translations (50)
fo grælingur (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · fi rantakurvi (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · fi viklo (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · ru перево́зчик (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · cy pibydd y dorlan (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · ja しぎ (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · ar دُرَّيْجَة (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · it gambecchio (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · gd sgràilleag (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · cy pibydd y traeth (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · gv looyran (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · gd gobada-lìridh (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · fi liro (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · cy gïach yr haf (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · gd cìobair-tràighe (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · fi vikla (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · ga gobadán (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · it piro-piro (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · ro fugaci (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · pl bekas (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · mic jijigwatej (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · sq qyrylyk (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · pt maçarico (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · fi rantasipi (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · fr chevalier (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · de Strandläufer (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · gd ladhran (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · gd bog an lòin (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · chr ᎠᎪᏮ (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · es correlimos (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · es playero (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · ca territ (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · lv terekija (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · gd ladhran-tràgha (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · gd ladhran-tràghaid (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · nl strandloper (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · gd cama-lùbach (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · cy sneipen yr haf (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · gd luatharan (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · ce цӏога лесто хин олхазар (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · fi sirri (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · de Wasserläufer (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · lt terekija (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · fi sirriäinen (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · gd fìdhlear bòrd an locha (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · cs pisík (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · it piovanello (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · gd bodhag (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · crg plavyii (bird of the family Scolopacidae) · gd dorra-tràigh (bird of the family Scolopacidae)