sandpiper

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sandpiper

  • /ˈsænd.paɪpɚ/ US
  • /ˈsænd.paɪpə/ UK

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From sand + piper.

noun sandpipers

  1. Any of various small waders of the family Scolopacidae. Edmund had enjoyed a good gallop over the downs (setting up the sandpipers[.]

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noun bird of the family Scolopacidae

Españolplayero, correlimos
日本語しぎ shigi
Portuguêsmaçarico
Françaischevalier
DeutschWasserläufer, Strandläufer
Italianopiovanello, piro-piro, gambecchio
Românăfugaci
Русскийперево́зчик perevózčik
العربيةدُرَّيْجَة durrayja

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"sandpiper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sandpiper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sandpiper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sandpiper

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"sandpiper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sandpiper.

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@misc{sandpiper_2026,
  title = {sandpiper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sandpiper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}