0%

pectoral sandpiper

pec·to·ral sand·pi·per
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pek-ter-uh l sand-pahy-per]
    • /ˈpɛk tər əl ˈsændˌpaɪ pɛr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pek-ter-uh l sand-pahy-per]
    • /ˈpɛk tər əl ˈsændˌpaɪ pɛr/

Definitions of pectoral sandpiper words

  • noun pectoral sandpiper an American sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, the male of which, when courting, inflates its chest conspicuously. 1
  • noun pectoral sandpiper wading bird 1
  • noun pectoral sandpiper a large, grayish-brown, American sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) with a streaked breast, white belly, and yellow legs 0
See all 3 definitions of pectoral sandpiper

Information block about the term

Origin of pectoral sandpiper

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1820-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pectoral sandpiper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pectoral sandpiper

pectoral sandpiper popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

pectoral sandpiper usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?