Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of sandpiper, Terekia cinerea.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A sandpiper (
Terekia cinerea ) of the Old World, breeding in the far north of eastern Europe and Asia and migrating to South Africa and Australia. It frequents rivers.
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The area's mud flats are alive with waders, including the rare terek sandpiper.
Hurriyet Dailynews 2010
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Mud flats are alive with waders, including the rare terek sandpiper.
Hurriyet Dailynews 2009
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