# sandpiper

Pronunciation: US say "SAND-py-pur" /ˈsænd.paɪpɚ/; UK say "SAND-py-puh" /ˈsænd.paɪpə/

## Noun

1. Any of various small wading birds of the family Scolopacidae, typically found along shores, mudflats, and wetlands.
   - Simple: A small bird with long legs and a thin beak that lives near water and pokes the sand for food.
   - _A lone sandpiper probed the mudflat with its slender bill at low tide._
   - _Flocks of sandpipers gathered along the estuary during the fall migration._

## Origin

Formed from "sand" plus "piper".

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