ALL meanings of sandpiper
sand·pi·per
S s - noun sandpiper any of numerous shore-inhabiting birds of the family Scolopacidae, related to the plovers, typically having a slender bill and a piping call. 1
- noun sandpiper wading bird 1
- noun sandpiper any of numerous N hemisphere shore birds of the genera Tringa, Calidris, etc, typically having a long slender bill and legs and cryptic plumage: family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes 0
- noun sandpiper any other bird of the family Scolopacidae, which includes snipes and woodcocks 0
- noun sandpiper any of a number of small shorebirds (family Scolopacidae) similar to the snipes but distinguished by a shorter, soft-tipped bill, including the common sandpiper (Tringa hypoleucos) of Europe and the spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularia) and least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) of North America 0