Definition of Purple sandpiper. Meaning of Purple sandpiper. Synonyms of Purple sandpiper

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Definition of Purple sandpiper

Purple sandpiper
Purple Pur"ple, a. 1. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color; as, a purple robe. 2. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority. Hide in the dust thy purple pride. --Shelley. 3. Blood-red; bloody. May such purple tears be alway shed. --Shak. I view a field of blood, And Tiber rolling with a purple blood. --Dryden. Purple bird (Zo["o]l.), the European purple gallinule. See under Gallinule. Purple copper ore. (Min.) See Bornite. Purple grackle (Zo["o]l.), the crow blackbird. See under Crow. Purple martin. See under Martin. Purple sandpiper. See under Sandpiper. Purple shell. See Ianthina.

Meaning of Purple sandpiper from wikipedia

- The purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima) is a small s****bird in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae. This is a hardy sandpiper that breeds in the arctic...
- of s****birds, or waders, which mainly includes many species known as sandpipers, but also others such as wood****s, curlews and snipes. The majority of...
- The green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) is a small wader (s****bird) of the Old World. The green sandpiper represents an ancient lineage of the genus Tringa;...
- times. Tuamotu sandpiper, P. parvirostrisKiritimati sandpiper, P. cancellataTahiti sandpiper, P. leucopteraMoorea sandpiper, P. ellisi An additional...
- The spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) is a small s****bird. Together with its sister species the common sandpiper (A. hypoleucos), it makes up the...
- upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) is a large sandpiper, closely related to the curlews. Older names are the upland plover and Bartram's sandpiper. In...
- The spoon-billed sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) is a small wader which breeds on the coasts of the Bering Sea and winters in Southeast Asia. This species...
- The broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus) is a small wading bird. The scientific name is from Latin. The specific name falcinella is from falx...
- The western sandpiper (Calidris mauri) is a small s****bird. The genus name is from Ancient Gr**** kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for...
- The sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris a****inata) is a small-medium migratory wader or s****bird, found mostly in Siberia during the summer breeding period...