Meanings
nounTerek sandpiper (plural Terek sandpipers)
plural Terek sandpipers
- Xenus cinereus, a small migratory Palearctic wader.
Origin
First observed near the Terek River, which flows into the west of the Caspian Sea.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech vodouš malý
- vodouš malýXenus cinereus
Dutch terekruiter
- terekruiterXenus cinereus
Finnish rantakurvi
- rantakurviXenus cinereus
German Terekwasserläufer
- TerekwasserläuferXenus cinereus
Italian piro-piro del Terek
- piro-piro del TerekXenus cinereus
Romanian fluierar sur
- fluierar surXenus cinereus
Russian мородунка
- мородунка (morodunka)Xenus cinereus
Swedish tereksnäppa
- tereksnäppaXenus cinereus
Turkish sarıbacak
- sarıbacakXenus cinereus
Ukrainian мородунка
- мородунка (morodunka)Xenus cinereus
Cite this entry
APA
Terek sandpiper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Terek%20sandpiper
MLA
“Terek sandpiper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Terek%20sandpiper. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Terek sandpiper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Terek%20sandpiper.
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