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Bartramian sandpiper

Bartramian sandpiper

9.9
A large bird like a plover that lives in North American fields and meadows
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : playero de Bartram
  • The Bartramian sandpiper is often seen in grassy meadows during migration season.

Examples

  • The call of the Bartramian sandpiper is a distinctive whistling sound heard on the prairies.

  • Farmers sometimes spot Bartramian sandpipers walking through their pastures.

  • Look at that Bartramian sandpiper!

  • The Bartramian sandpiper is known for its long wings.

  • Farmers sometimes spot Bartramian sandpipers walking through their pastures.

  • The Bartramian sandpiper is often seen in grassy meadows during migration season.

  • The call of the Bartramian sandpiper is a distinctive whistling sound heard on the prairies.

Synonyms

Bartramia longicauda
vsBartramian sandpiper
  • Specialized
9.9

A large bird like a plover that lives in North American grasslands

is the everyday common name rather than the scientific Latin term
upland sandpiper
vsBartramian sandpiper
  • US
9.1

A large bird with a long neck and yellow legs that lives in open fields and grasslands

is a different common variant name for the same bird
upland plover
vsBartramian sandpiper
  • US
9.9

A large brown bird with long legs that lives in open North American fields

is another common name that emphasises open field habitat

Surface Forms

Bartramian sandpiper singular
Bartramian sandpipers plural

Morphology

Bartramian + sandpiper

The noun 'sandpiper' clearly denotes a bird, and the adjectival form 'Bartramian' signals a subtype (a sandpiper named after Bartram), so learners can infer it refers to a particular kind of sandpiper. However, 'Bartramian' is a proper-name-derived adjective that does not convey distinctive semantic information to most B1 learners, so the precise referent and any special sense are not fully predictable.

Etymology

Bartramian sandpiper gets its name from William Bartram, a naturalist long ago whose name was given to the bird, and sandpiper tells you it is a bird that walks on soft ground. So the name means 'the sandpiper named after Bartram' and is used for this large, plover-like bird seen in fields and uplands.