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spotted sandpiper
noun
- 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
- a North American sandpiper, Actitis macularia, having a spotted breast in its breeding plumage Also called (US)peetweet
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spotted sandpiper1
First recorded in 1760–70
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Example Sentences
Another dainty person who haunts these same shallows is the spotted sandpiper, the much loved "teeter-tail."
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To his ear the song notes resembled somewhat those of the spotted sandpiper.
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The spotted sandpiper will run along the stones before you, crying, "wet-feet, wet-feet!"
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The Spotted Sandpiper is another of the little fellows who sometimes nests back in those meadows.
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Jack was amused at a little spotted sandpiper that had been flying up the stream when the hawk darted for the ducks.
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