- peetweet
- ☆ peetweet [pēt′wēt΄ ]n.[echoic] see SANDPIPER
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
peetweet
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peetweet — /peet weet/, n. the spotted sandpiper. [1830 40, Amer.; imit. rhyming compound; cf. PEWEE, PEWIT] * * * … Universalium
peetweet — peet·weet … English syllables
peetweet — ˈpē.ˌtwēt, usu wēd.+V noun ( s) Etymology: imitative : spotted sandpiper … Useful english dictionary
spottedsandpiper — spotted sandpiper n. A small brownish gray North American shore bird (Actitis macularia) that in summer acquires white underparts with many small black spots. Also called peetweet. * * * … Universalium
