Etymology

Bartram's sandpiper

Today it means: The upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, a bird native to the Americas. Full definition →

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The story

Named for American naturalist William Bartram. See also sandpiper.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.