sandpiper
/ˈsænd.paɪpə/US/ˈsænd.paɪpɚ/
sandpiper noun: any of various small waders of the family Scolopacidae.
Noun
sandpiper (plural sandpipers)
- 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
sandpiper meaning in Arabic
sandpiper in Arabic
- bird of the family Scolopacidae
- دُرَّيْجَة durrayja
Forms of sandpiper
| plural | sandpipers |
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Origin of sandpiper
From sand + piper.
Words formed from sandpiper
- Baird's sandpiper
- Bartram's sandpiper
- bartramian sandpiper
- Bonaparte's sandpiper
- broad-billed sandpiper
- buff-breasted sandpiper
- Christmas sandpiper
- common sandpiper
- Cox's sandpiper
- curlew sandpiper
- green sandpiper
- least sandpiper
- marsh sandpiper
- pectoral sandpiper
- Polynesian sandpiper
- purple sandpiper
- rock sandpiper
- semipalmated sandpiper
- sharp-tailed sandpiper
- solitary sandpiper
- spoon-billed sandpiper
- spotted sandpiper
- stilt sandpiper
- Tahiti sandpiper
- Terek sandpiper
- Tuamotu sandpiper
- upland sandpiper
- western sandpiper
- white-rumped sandpiper
- wood sandpiper
Questions about sandpiper
- What does sandpiper mean?
- Sandpiper means any of various small waders of the family Scolopacidae.
- What is sandpiper in Arabic?
- Sandpiper in Arabic is دُرَّيْجَة (durrayja). See Sandpiper meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is sandpiper?
- Sandpiper is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sandpiper?
- Sandpiper is pronounced /ˈsænd.paɪpɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of sandpiper?
- The plural of sandpiper is sandpipers.
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