Advertisement

Advertisement

spotted sandpiper

noun

  1. a North American sandpiper, Actitis macularia, that has brownish-gray upper parts and white underparts, and is spotted with black in the summer.


spotted sandpiper

noun

  1. a North American sandpiper, Actitis macularia, having a spotted breast in its breeding plumage Also called (US)peetweet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of spotted sandpiper1

First recorded in 1760–70
Discover More

Example Sentences

The deluge slowed, the clouds circled counterclockwise, and a flock of spotted sandpipers blew in from the coast.

He added to their findings by pointing out a spotted sandpiper that landed on a branch in the river, and adjusted his scope so they could all see it.

Another dainty person who haunts these same shallows is the spotted sandpiper, the much loved "teeter-tail."

Speaking of courtship after marriage, I am reminded of a spotted sandpiper, whose capers I amused myself with watching, one day last June, on the shore of Saco Lake.

This class includes the little spotted sandpipers which you often see running or flying along the shores of a river or lake.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


spotted orchidspotted skunk