Bartramian sandpiper
Bartramian sandpiper · Bartramian sandpipers
An upland sandpiper of species Bartramia longicauda, a bird native to the AmericasAn upland sandpiper of species Bartramia longicauda, a bird native to the Americas.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)An upland sandpiper of species Bartramia longicauda, a bird native to the Americas.
More definitions
- large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands
Origin
Named for American naturalist William Bartram, with suffix -ian. See also sandpiper.Named for American naturalist William Bartram, with suffix -ian. See also sandpiper.
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Forms
plural: Bartramian sandpipers| Singular | Bartramian sandpiper |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands:upland sandpiperupland ploverBartramia longicauda
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.