Calidris canutus

Definitions of Calidris canutus
  1. noun
    a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
    synonyms: grayback, greyback, knot
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    type of:
    sandpiper
    any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
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