Noun: sandpiper 'sand,pI-pu(r)
- Any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
"The sandpiper's rapid, teetering motion as it runs along the shore is characteristic of the species"
Derived forms: sandpipers
Type of: limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird
Part of: family Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae
Encyclopedia: Sandpiper, Saint John