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sandpiper
noun pl. sandpipers or sandpiper
any of a number of small shorebirds (family Scolopacidae) similar to the snipes but distinguished by a shorter, soft-tipped bill, including the (Tringa hypoleucos) of Europe and the (Actitis macularia) and (Calidris minutilla) of North America
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