ACTITIS MACULARIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Actitis macularia mean? 

• ACTITIS MACULARIA (noun)
  The noun ACTITIS MACULARIA has 1 sense:

1. common North American sandpiper

  Familiarity information: ACTITIS MACULARIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACTITIS MACULARIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common North American sandpiper

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Actitis macularia; spotted sandpiper

Hypernyms ("Actitis macularia" 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 ("Actitis macularia" is a member of...):

Actitis; genus Actitis (a genus of Scolopacidae)