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CALIDRIS MELANOTOS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Calidris melanotos mean?
• CALIDRIS MELANOTOS (noun)
The noun CALIDRIS MELANOTOS has 1 sense:
1. American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
Familiarity information: CALIDRIS MELANOTOS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Calidris melanotos; jacksnipe; pectoral sandpiper
Hypernyms ("Calidris melanotos" is a kind of...):
sandpiper (any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers)
Holonyms ("Calidris melanotos" is a member of...):
Calidris; genus Calidris (a genus of Scolopacidae)
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