HyperDic: calidris_melanotos

English > 1 sense of the expression Calidris melanotos:
NOUNanimalCalidris melanotos, pectoral sandpiper, jacksnipeAmerican sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
English > Calidris melanotos: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAmerican sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting.
Synonymspectoral sandpiper, jacksnipe
Member ofCalidris, genus CalidrisA genus of Scolopacidae
BroadersandpiperAny of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call

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