noun
Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew
• Syn: ↑Calidris Ferruginea
• Hypernyms: ↑sandpiper
• Member Holonyms: ↑Calidris, ↑genus Calidris
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noun : a sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) that is widely distributed in the Old World and has a curved bill like that of a curlew
Useful english dictionary. 2012.