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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 courtingplay

  Familiarity information: CALIDRIS MELANOTOS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CALIDRIS MELANOTOS (noun)


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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