GRAYBACK

knot, greyback, grayback, Calidris canutus

(noun) a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

greyback, grayback, Limnodromus griseus

(noun) a dowitcher with a grey back

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

grayback (plural graybacks)

Alternative spelling of greyback

Source: Wiktionary


Gray"back`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The California gray whale. (b) The redbreasted sandpiper or knot. (c) The dowitcher. (d) The body louse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 June 2024

INCORPORATE

(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”


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