Phrase guide

upland sandpiper

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small wader, Bartramia longicauda, breeding in North America and wintering in South America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Bartram's sandpiper, Bartramian sandpiper, grass plover, papabote, upland plover

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: upland plover, Bartramian sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sandpiper

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: bartramie dlouhoocasá — Bartramia longicauda
  • Danish: bartramsklire — Bartramia longicauda
  • Dutch: Bartrams ruiter — Bartramia longicauda
  • Finnish: preeriakahlaaja — Bartramia longicauda
  • French: maubèche des champs — Bartramia longicauda
  • German: Prärieläufer — Bartramia longicauda
  • Icelandic: sléttulæpa — Bartramia longicauda
  • Italian: piro piro codalunga — Bartramia longicauda
  • Japanese: マキバシギ (makibashigi) — Bartramia longicauda
  • Norwegian: præriesnipe — Bartramia longicauda
  • Polish: preriowiec — Bartramia longicauda
  • Russian: бартрамия (bartramija) — Bartramia longicauda
  • Spanish: correlimos batitú — Bartramia longicauda
  • Swedish: piparsnäppa — Bartramia longicauda