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Sandpiper
(gcide) | Sandpiper \Sand"pi`per\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline
game birds belonging to Tringa, Actodromas,
Ereunetes, and various allied genera of the family
Tringidae.
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Note: The most important North American species are the
pectoral sandpiper (Tringa maculata), called also
brownback, grass snipe, and jacksnipe; the
red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin
(Tringa alpina); the purple sandpiper ({Tringa
maritima}: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot ({Tringa
canutus}); the semipalmated sandpiper ({Ereunetes
pusillus}); the spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail
(Actitis macularia); the buff-breasted sandpiper
(Tryngites subruficollis), and the Bartramian
sandpiper, or upland plover. See under Upland. Among
the European species are the dunlin, the knot, the
ruff, the sanderling, and the common sandpiper
(Actitis hypoleucus syn. Tringoides hypoleucus),
called also fiddler, peeper, pleeps, weet-weet,
and summer snipe. Some of the small plovers and
tattlers are also called sandpipers.
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2. (Zool.) A small lamprey eel; the pride.
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Curlew sandpiper. See under Curlew.
Stilt sandpiper. See under Stilt.
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sandpiper
(gcide) | Pride \Pride\, n. [Cf. AS. lamprede, LL. lampreda, E. lamprey.]
(Zool.)
A small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis); --
called also prid, and sandpiper.
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sandpiper
(wn) | sandpiper
n 1: any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender
bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers |
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curlew sandpiper
(encz) | curlew sandpiper, n: |
least sandpiper
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pectoral sandpiper
(encz) | pectoral sandpiper, n: |
red-backed sandpiper
(encz) | red-backed sandpiper, n: |
spotted sandpiper
(encz) | spotted sandpiper, n: |
upland sandpiper
(encz) | upland sandpiper, n: |
Bartramian sandpiper
(gcide) | Upland \Up"land\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in
situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.
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Sometimes, with secure delight
The upland hamlets will invite. --Milton.
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2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the
neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.W2]
" The race of upland giants." --Chapman.
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Upland moccasin. (Zool.) See Moccasin.
Upland sandpiper, or Upland plover (Zool.), a large
American sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) much valued as
a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields
and uplands. Called also Bartramian sandpiper,
Bartram's tattler, field plover, grass plover,
highland plover, hillbird, humility, {prairie
plover}, prairie pigeon, prairie snipe, papabote,
quaily, and uplander.
Upland sumach (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus
Rhus (Rhus glabra), used in tanning and dyeing.
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Curlew sandpiper
(gcide) | Sandpiper \Sand"pi`per\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline
game birds belonging to Tringa, Actodromas,
Ereunetes, and various allied genera of the family
Tringidae.
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Note: The most important North American species are the
pectoral sandpiper (Tringa maculata), called also
brownback, grass snipe, and jacksnipe; the
red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin
(Tringa alpina); the purple sandpiper ({Tringa
maritima}: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot ({Tringa
canutus}); the semipalmated sandpiper ({Ereunetes
pusillus}); the spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail
(Actitis macularia); the buff-breasted sandpiper
(Tryngites subruficollis), and the Bartramian
sandpiper, or upland plover. See under Upland. Among
the European species are the dunlin, the knot, the
ruff, the sanderling, and the common sandpiper
(Actitis hypoleucus syn. Tringoides hypoleucus),
called also fiddler, peeper, pleeps, weet-weet,
and summer snipe. Some of the small plovers and
tattlers are also called sandpipers.
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2. (Zool.) A small lamprey eel; the pride.
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Curlew sandpiper. See under Curlew.
Stilt sandpiper. See under Stilt.
[1913 Webster]Curlew \Cur"lew\ (k[^u]r"l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu,
courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus
courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zool.)
A wading bird of the genus Numenius, remarkable for its
long, slender, curved bill.
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Note: The common European curlew is Numenius arquatus. The
long-billed (Numenius longirostris), the Hudsonian
(Numenius Hudsonicus), and the Eskimo curlew
(Numenius borealis, are American species. The name is
said to imitate the note of the European species.
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Curlew Jack (Zool.) the whimbrel or lesser curlew.
Curlew sandpiper (Zool.), a sandpiper (Tringa ferruginea
or Tringa subarquata), common in Europe, rare in
America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved
bill. See Illustation in Appendix.
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pectoral sandpiper
(gcide) | Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); --
called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and
half snipe.
(b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called
also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
[1913 Webster]Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr.
pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]
1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral
muscles.
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2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;
as, a pectoral remedy.
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3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the
pectoral sandpiper.
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Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or
more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate
skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the
shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the
scapula and clavicle, on each side.
Pectoral cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by
bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.
Pectoral fins, or Pectorals (Zool.), fins situated on the
sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.
Pectoral rail. (Zool.) See Land rail
(b) under Land.
Pectoral sandpiper (Zool.), the jacksnipe
(b) .
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Pectoral sandpiper
(gcide) | Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); --
called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and
half snipe.
(b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called
also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
[1913 Webster]Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr.
pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]
1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral
muscles.
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2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;
as, a pectoral remedy.
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3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the
pectoral sandpiper.
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Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or
more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate
skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the
shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the
scapula and clavicle, on each side.
Pectoral cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by
bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.
Pectoral fins, or Pectorals (Zool.), fins situated on the
sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.
Pectoral rail. (Zool.) See Land rail
(b) under Land.
Pectoral sandpiper (Zool.), the jacksnipe
(b) .
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Purple sandpiper
(gcide) | Purple \Pur"ple\, a.
1. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much
esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or
red and blue color; as, a purple robe.
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2. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been
an emblem of imperial authority.
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Hide in the dust thy purple pride. --Shelley.
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3. Blood-red; bloody.
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May such purple tears be alway shed. --Shak.
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I view a field of blood,
And Tiber rolling with a purple blood. --Dryden.
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Purple bird (Zool.), the European purple gallinule. See
under Gallinule.
Purple copper ore. (Min.) See Bornite.
Purple grackle (Zool.), the crow blackbird. See under
Crow.
Purple martin. See under Martin.
Purple sandpiper. See under Sandpiper.
Purple shell. See Ianthina.
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red-backed sandpiper
(gcide) | Dunlin \Dun"lin\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. dun hill
(E. dune), and linne pool, pond, lake, E. lin.] (Zool.)
A species of sandpiper (Tringa alpina); -- called also
churr, dorbie, grass bird, and red-backed sandpiper.
It is found both in Europe and America.
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Sandpiper
(gcide) | Sandpiper \Sand"pi`per\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline
game birds belonging to Tringa, Actodromas,
Ereunetes, and various allied genera of the family
Tringidae.
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Note: The most important North American species are the
pectoral sandpiper (Tringa maculata), called also
brownback, grass snipe, and jacksnipe; the
red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin
(Tringa alpina); the purple sandpiper ({Tringa
maritima}: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot ({Tringa
canutus}); the semipalmated sandpiper ({Ereunetes
pusillus}); the spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail
(Actitis macularia); the buff-breasted sandpiper
(Tryngites subruficollis), and the Bartramian
sandpiper, or upland plover. See under Upland. Among
the European species are the dunlin, the knot, the
ruff, the sanderling, and the common sandpiper
(Actitis hypoleucus syn. Tringoides hypoleucus),
called also fiddler, peeper, pleeps, weet-weet,
and summer snipe. Some of the small plovers and
tattlers are also called sandpipers.
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2. (Zool.) A small lamprey eel; the pride.
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Curlew sandpiper. See under Curlew.
Stilt sandpiper. See under Stilt.
[1913 Webster]Pride \Pride\, n. [Cf. AS. lamprede, LL. lampreda, E. lamprey.]
(Zool.)
A small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis); --
called also prid, and sandpiper.
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Sea sandpiper
(gcide) | Sea sandpiper \Sea" sand"pi`per\ (Zool.)
The purple sandpiper.
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Solitary sandpiper
(gcide) | Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf.
F. solitaire. See Sole, a., and cf. Solitaire.]
1. Living or being by one's self; having no companion
present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
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Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. --Milton.
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Hie home unto my chamber,
Where thou shalt find me, sad and solitary. --Shak.
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2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary
journey; a solitary life.
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Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. --Milton.
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3. Not much visited or frequented; remote from society;
retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
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4. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or
occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence,
gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert.
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How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of
people. --Lam. i. 1.
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Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come
therein. --Job iii. 7.
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5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of
vengeance; a solitary example.
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6. (Bot.) Not associated with others of the same kind.
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Solitary ant (Zool.), any solitary hymenopterous insect of
the family Mutillidae. The female of these insects is
destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male is
winged and resembles a wasp. Called also spider ant.
Solitary bee (Zool.), any species of bee which does not
form communities.
Solitary sandpiper (Zool.), an American tattler ({Totanus
solitarius}).
Solitary snipe (Zool.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.]
Solitary thrush (Zool.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.]
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Stilt sandpiper
(gcide) | Sandpiper \Sand"pi`per\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline
game birds belonging to Tringa, Actodromas,
Ereunetes, and various allied genera of the family
Tringidae.
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Note: The most important North American species are the
pectoral sandpiper (Tringa maculata), called also
brownback, grass snipe, and jacksnipe; the
red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin
(Tringa alpina); the purple sandpiper ({Tringa
maritima}: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot ({Tringa
canutus}); the semipalmated sandpiper ({Ereunetes
pusillus}); the spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail
(Actitis macularia); the buff-breasted sandpiper
(Tryngites subruficollis), and the Bartramian
sandpiper, or upland plover. See under Upland. Among
the European species are the dunlin, the knot, the
ruff, the sanderling, and the common sandpiper
(Actitis hypoleucus syn. Tringoides hypoleucus),
called also fiddler, peeper, pleeps, weet-weet,
and summer snipe. Some of the small plovers and
tattlers are also called sandpipers.
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2. (Zool.) A small lamprey eel; the pride.
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Curlew sandpiper. See under Curlew.
Stilt sandpiper. See under Stilt.
[1913 Webster]Stilt \Stilt\, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta,
LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E.
stout.]
1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop
to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is
sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged
upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm.
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Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.
--Landor.
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2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
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3. (Zool.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to
Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are
remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks,
stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer.
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Note: The American species (Himantopus Mexicanus) is well
known. The European and Asiatic stilt ({Himantopus
candidus}) is usually white, except the wings and
interscapulars, which are greenish black. The
white-headed stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus) and the
banded stilt (Cladorhynchus pectoralis) are found in
Australia.
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Stilt plover (Zool.), the stilt.
Stilt sandpiper (Zool.), an American sandpiper
(Micropalama himantopus) having long legs. The bill is
somewhat expanded at the tip.
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Upland sandpiper
(gcide) | Upland \Up"land\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in
situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.
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Sometimes, with secure delight
The upland hamlets will invite. --Milton.
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2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the
neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.W2]
" The race of upland giants." --Chapman.
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Upland moccasin. (Zool.) See Moccasin.
Upland sandpiper, or Upland plover (Zool.), a large
American sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) much valued as
a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields
and uplands. Called also Bartramian sandpiper,
Bartram's tattler, field plover, grass plover,
highland plover, hillbird, humility, {prairie
plover}, prairie pigeon, prairie snipe, papabote,
quaily, and uplander.
Upland sumach (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus
Rhus (Rhus glabra), used in tanning and dyeing.
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bartramian sandpiper
(wn) | Bartramian sandpiper
n 1: large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and
uplands [syn: upland sandpiper, upland plover,
Bartramian sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda] |
curlew sandpiper
(wn) | curlew sandpiper
n 1: Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew [syn:
curlew sandpiper, Calidris Ferruginea] |
european sandpiper
(wn) | European sandpiper
n 1: a variety of sandpiper [syn: European sandpiper, {Actitis
hypoleucos}] |
least sandpiper
(wn) | least sandpiper
n 1: smallest American sandpiper [syn: least sandpiper,
stint, Erolia minutilla] |
pectoral sandpiper
(wn) | pectoral sandpiper
n 1: American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
[syn: pectoral sandpiper, jacksnipe, {Calidris
melanotos}] |
red-backed sandpiper
(wn) | red-backed sandpiper
n 1: small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic
regions and winters in southern United States or
Mediterranean regions [syn: red-backed sandpiper,
dunlin, Erolia alpina] |
spotted sandpiper
(wn) | spotted sandpiper
n 1: common North American sandpiper [syn: spotted sandpiper,
Actitis macularia] |
upland sandpiper
(wn) | upland sandpiper
n 1: large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and
uplands [syn: upland sandpiper, upland plover,
Bartramian sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda] |
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