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单词 peetweet
释义

peetweet

/ˈpiːtwiːt/
(also peeweet) United States regional
noun
The spotted sandpiper of North and South America, Actitis macularia. Also (occasionally): the solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Nuttall (1786–1859), botanist. Imitative of the bird's call. Compare earlier peep, and also teeter, weet-weet.

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