Bartramian sandpiper

[ bahr-trey-mee-uhn ]

noun

1. upland sandpiper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bartramian sandpiper¹

1805–15, Americanism; named after John Bartram; -ian

Example Sentences

Greater yellow-leg is much scarcer than formerly, also Bartramian sandpiper.

From Project Gutenberg

The Bartramian Sandpiper even now is a great factor each summer in checking the increasing locusts on our prairies.

From Project Gutenberg