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    CALIDRIS MELANOTOS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courtingplay

    Synonyms:

    Calidris melanotos; jacksnipe; pectoral sandpiper

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    Nouns denoting animals

    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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