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sandpiper

sand·pi·per [ sánd ppər ] (plural sand·pi·pers or sand·pi·per)


noun 
Definition:
 
long-beaked shorebird: a shorebird with a long slender beak that it uses to catch insects, worms, and soft mollusks in sand and mud. Family Scolopacidae.

[Late 17th century. < its piping voice]
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