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common sandpiper

common sandpiper noun: a small species of wading bird, Actitis hypoleucos, widely distributed across Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.

common sandpiper: a small species of wading bird, Actitis hypoleucos, widely distributed across Africa, Eurasia, and...
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Noun

common sandpiper (plural common sandpipers)

  1. A small species of wading bird, Actitis hypoleucos, widely distributed across Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.

common sandpiper meaning in Malayalam and Thai

common sandpiper in Malayalam

Actitis hypoleucos
നീർക്കാട nīṟkkāṭa

common sandpiper in Thai

Actitis hypoleucos
นกเด้าดิน nók dâw-din

Forms of common sandpiper

pluralcommon sandpipers

Origin of common sandpiper

From common + sandpiper.

Questions about common sandpiper

What does common sandpiper mean?
Common sandpiper means a small species of wading bird, Actitis hypoleucos, widely distributed across Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.
What is common sandpiper in Malayalam?
Common sandpiper in Malayalam is നീർക്കാട (nīṟkkāṭa). See Common sandpiper meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is common sandpiper?
Common sandpiper is a noun.
What is the plural of common sandpiper?
The plural of common sandpiper is common sandpipers.

Words near common sandpiper in the dictionary

  1. common rue
  2. common run
  3. common rush
  4. common rushes
  5. common salt
  6. common sandpiper
  7. common sandpipers
  8. common scoter
  9. common scoters
  10. common sea krait
  11. common sea kraits

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