| pectoral sandpiper n. A New World sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) with brownish streaks on the upper part of the breast. The male inflates its breast during courtship. |
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| Noun | 1. |  pectoral sandpiper - American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courtingsandpiper - any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers Calidris, genus Calidris - a genus of Scolopacidae |
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