| 释义 |
Noun: grayback 'grey`bak
Usage: US (=greyback)
- A dowitcher with a grey back
- greyback [Brit, Cdn], Limnodromus griseus - A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
- knot, greyback [Brit, Cdn], Calidris canutus - 'Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; 'greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
- Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: graybacks Type of: Confederate soldier, dowitcher, sandpiper Part of: Calidris, genus Calidris Encyclopedia: Grayback |