| 释义 |
Noun: greyback
Usage: Brit, Cdn (=grayback)
- '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, grayback [US] - A dowitcher with a grey back
- grayback [US], Limnodromus griseus - A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
- knot, grayback [US], Calidris canutus
Derived forms: greybacks Type of: Confederate soldier, dowitcher, sandpiper Part of: Calidris, genus Calidris |