pectoral sandpiper

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pectoral sandpiper - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); --
         called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and
         half snipe.
     (b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called
         also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
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  Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr.
     pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral
        muscles.
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     2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;
        as, a pectoral remedy.
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     3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the
        pectoral sandpiper.
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     Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or
        more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate
        skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the
        shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the
        scapula and clavicle, on each side.
  
     Pectoral cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by
        bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.
  
     Pectoral fins, or Pectorals (Zool.), fins situated on the
        sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.
  
     Pectoral rail. (Zool.) See Land rail
        (b) under Land.
  
     Pectoral sandpiper (Zool.), the jacksnipe
        (b) .
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pectoral sandpiper - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pectoral sandpiper
      n 1: American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
           [syn: pectoral sandpiper, jacksnipe, Calidris melanotos
           ]