Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun curlew_sandpiper

1 sense of curlew sandpiper

Sense 1
curlew sandpiper, Calidris Ferruginea -- (Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew)
       => sandpiper -- (any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers)