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Bartram's sandpiper

Bartram's sandpiper noun: the upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, a bird native to the Americas.

Noun

Bartram's sandpiper (plural Bartram's sandpipers)

  1. (archaic) The upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, a bird native to the Americas.
    • Eight examples of Bartram's Sandpiper have been obtained in Britain. The species inhabits temperate North America.1896, Henry Seebohm, Richard Bowdler Sharpe, Coloured Figures of the Eggs of British Birds, page 134
    • Guess what? Upland sandpipers are also sometimes called upland plovers or Bartram's sandpipers.2010, Mary Elizabeth Salzmann, Albatross to Zebra Finch: Birds from A to Z, page 24

Forms of Bartram's sandpiper

pluralBartram's sandpipers

Origin of Bartram's sandpiper

Named for American naturalist William Bartram. See also sandpiper.

Questions about Bartram's sandpiper

What does Bartram's sandpiper mean?
Bartram's sandpiper means the upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, a bird native to the Americas.
What part of speech is Bartram's sandpiper?
Bartram's sandpiper is a noun.
What is the plural of Bartram's sandpiper?
The plural of Bartram's sandpiper is Bartram's sandpipers.

Words near Bartram's sandpiper in the dictionary

  1. Bartows
  2. Bartowski
  3. Bartram
  4. Bartram oak
  5. Bartram oaks
  6. Bartram's sandpiper
  7. Bartram's sandpipers
  8. Bartramian
  9. bartramian sandpiper
  10. bartramian sandpipers
  11. bartrash

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