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.
- micromodelling
- micromodule
- micromolar
- micromole
- micromorph
- micromorphic
- micromorphological
- micromorphology
- micromotion
- micromotor
- micromutation
- micron
- micronation
- microneedle
- Micronesia
- Micronesian
- micronise
- micronization
- micronize
- micronizer
- micronodular
- micronuclear
- micronucleus
- micronutrient
- micro-opaque