Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sandpiper (Calidris canutus) with gray and dark red plumage that breeds in Arctic regions and makes very long migrations.
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- noun A
species ofwading bird .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From knot.]
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