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Sandpiper

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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Dunlin 76% connected

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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Grayback 76% connected

The California gray whale.

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Greenshank 76% connected

A European sandpiper or snipe (Totanus canescens); -- called also greater plover.

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Jacksnipe 76% connected

A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); -- called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe.

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Knot 76% connected

A fastening together of the pars or ends of one or more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of various ways of tying or entangling.

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Redshank 76% connected

A common Old World limicoline bird (Totanus calidris), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank (T. fuscus) is larger, and has orange-…

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Ruff 76% connected

A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it.

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Sanderling 76% connected

A small gray and brown sandpiper (Calidris arenaria) very common on sandy beaches in America, Europe, and Asia. Called also curwillet, sand lark, sti…

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Stint 76% connected

Any one of several species of small sandpipers, as the sanderling of Europe and America, the dunlin, the little stint of India (Tringa minuta), etc.…

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Tattler 76% connected

One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.

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Yellowlegs 76% connected

Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the genus Totanus, in which the legs are bright yellow; -- called also stone snipe, tattler,…

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