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sandpiper

sand·pi·per

UK/ˈsænd.paɪpə/ US/ˈsænd.paɪpɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers

Origin

From sand + piper.

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