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Noun: pectoral sandpiper
  1. American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
    - jacksnipe, Calidris melanotos

Derived forms: pectoral sandpipers

Type of: sandpiper

Part of: Calidris, genus Calidris

Encyclopedia: Pectoral sandpiper

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pectinate
pectineal
Pectinibranchia
Pectinidae
pectoral
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pectoral medallion
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pectoral vein
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pectoralis major
pectoralis minor
pectus
peculate
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peculiar velocity