grayback
- noun
- /ˈɡreɪˌbæk/
- US
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playero
- We spotted a grayback feeding along the muddy shoreline at dawn.
Examples
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Many birdwatchers travel to the coast in winter to see the migrating graybacks.
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I spotted a grayback on the beach yesterday.
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In its non-breeding season, the grayback is often mistaken for other shorebirds due to its coloration.
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Look at that grayback!
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We spotted a grayback feeding along the muddy shoreline at dawn.
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Many birdwatchers travel to the coast in winter to see the migrating graybacks.
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In its non-breeding season, the grayback is often mistaken for other shorebirds due to its coloration.
Synonyms
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9.8
A small migratory shorebird with reddish brown feathers in summer
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3.7
A bird that lives by the sea and searches mud or sand for food
A wading bird with a grey back and a short bill found in North America
A shorebird with a long bill that searches soft mud by the sea for food
A medium-sized bird called the red knot that breeds in the Arctic and moves south for the winter
A small wading bird with brown back and black spots on its white belly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grayback is made from two simple words, gray ('a color between black and white') and back ('the rear part of an animal'), and it was used for shorebirds that have a gray back. So a grayback is literally a bird with a gray back, which explains names like dowitcher or sandpiper.