HyperDic: grayback

English > 2 senses of the word grayback:
NOUNanimalgrayback, greyback, Limnodromus griseusa dowitcher with a grey back
animalgrayback, knot, greyback, Calidris canutusa sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
English > grayback: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
MeaningA dowitcher with a grey back.
Synonymsgreyback, Limnodromus griseus
Broaderdowitchershorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
English > grayback: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
MeaningA sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere.
Synonymsknot, greyback, Calidris canutus
Member ofCalidris, genus CalidrisA genus of Scolopacidae
BroadersandpiperAny of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call
SpanishCalidris Canutus, correlimos gordo

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