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sandpiper

/sand-pahy-per/US // ˈsændˌpaɪ pɛr //UK // (ˈsændˌpaɪpə) //

鹬蚌相争,鹬蚌相争渔翁得利

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of numerous shore-inhabiting birds of the family Scolopacidae, related to the plovers, typically having a slender bill and a piping call.

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Examples

  • Mr. Couch adds that this was the first specimen of the Common Sandpiper he had had since he had been in the Islands.

  • The common sandpiper is about upon the shallows where the streams run swiftly, and the elegant water wagtails abound.

  • Their appearance is very similar to the Least Sandpiper, but they are slightly larger and the feet are partially webbed.

  • Similar in appearance to the Red-backed Sandpiper, but not so reddish above, and the latter has the black patch on the belly.

  • Otherwise very similar to the Least Sandpiper, but with the breast and sides of neck ruddy in summer.