Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A sandpiper (Calidris canutus) with gray and dark red plumage that breeds in Arctic regions and makes very long migrations.

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  • noun A species of wading bird.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From knot.]

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