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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Upland \Up"land\, a.
     1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in
        situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Sometimes, with secure delight
              The upland hamlets will invite.       --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the
        neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.W2]
        `` The race of upland giants.'' --Chapman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Upland moccasin. (Zo["o]l.) See Moccasin.
  
     Upland sandpiper, or Upland plover (Zo["o]l.), a large
        American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda) much valued as
        a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields
        and uplands. Called also Bartramian sandpiper,
        Bartram's tattler, field plover, grass plover,
        highland plover, hillbird, humility, prairie
        plover, prairie pigeon, prairie snipe, papabote,
        quaily, and uplander.
  
     Upland sumach (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus
        Rhus ({Rhus glabra), used in tanning and dyeing.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Upland \Up"land\, a.
     1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in
        situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.
  
              Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets
              will invite.                          --Milton.
  
     2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the
        neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.] ``
        The race of upland giants.'' --Chapman.
  
     Upland moccasin. (Zo["o]l.) See Moccasin.
  
     Upland sandpiper, or Upland plover (Zo["o]l.), a large
        American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda) much valued as
        a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields
        and uplands. Called also Bartramian sandpiper,
        Bartram's tattler, field plover, grass plover,
        highland plover, hillbird, humility, prairie
        plover, prairie pigeon, prairie snipe, papabote,
        quaily, and uplander.
  
     Upland sumach (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus
        Rhus ({Rhus glabra), used in tanning and dyeing.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  Bartramian sandpiper
       n : large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and
           uplands [syn: upland sandpiper, upland plover, Bartramia
           longicauda]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  bartramian sandpiper
     n.
     (alternative case form of en Bartramian sandpiper)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Bartramian sandpiper
     n.
     (lb en archaic) The upland sandpiper, ''Bartramia longicauda'', a
  bird native to the Americas.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  bartramian sandpiper
     n.
     (alternative case form of en Bartramian sandpiper)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Bartramian sandpiper
     n.
     (lb en archaic) The upland sandpiper, ''Bartramia longicauda'', a
  bird native to the Americas.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  bartramian sandpiper
     n.
     (alternative case form of en Bartramian sandpiper)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Bartramian sandpiper
     n.
     (lb en archaic) The upland sandpiper, ''Bartramia longicauda'', a
  bird native to the Americas.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  bartramian sandpiper
     n.
     (alternative case form of en Bartramian sandpiper)

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