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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.
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Sometimes, with secure delight
The upland hamlets will invite. --Milton.
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2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the
neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.W2]
`` The race of upland giants.'' --Chapman.
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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.
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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 ]
upland sandpiper
n : large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and
uplands [syn: upland plover, Bartramian sandpiper, Bartramia
longicauda]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
upland sandpiper
n.
A small wader, ''Bartramia longicauda'', breeding in North America
and wintering in South America.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
upland sandpiper
n.
A small wader, ''Bartramia longicauda'', breeding in North America
and wintering in South America.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
upland sandpiper
n.
A small wader, ''Bartramia longicauda'', breeding in North America
and wintering in South America.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
upland sandpiper
n.
A small wader, ''Bartramia longicauda'', breeding in North America
and wintering in South America.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Upland Sandpiper
Englanti n.
preeriakahlaaja
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
upland sandpiper
Engelska n.
(tagg kat=fågelarter kat2=fåglar språk=en) piparsnäppa
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
upland sandpiper /ˈʌplənd sˈandpɪpə/
Prärieläufer [ornith.]
Note: Bartramia longicauda
Synonyms: Bartram's sandpiper, upland plover
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
upland sandpiper /ˈʌplənd sˈandpɪpə/
μπαρτράμια
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
upland sandpiper /ˈʌplənd sˈandpɪpə/
preeriakahlaaja
Bartramia longicauda
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
upland sandpiper /ˈʌplənd sˈandpɪpə/
マキバシギ
Bartramia longicauda
From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]
upland sandpiper /ˈʌplənd sˈandpɪpə/
præriesnipe
Bartramia longicauda
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
upland sandpiper /ˈʌplənd sˈandpɪpə/
piparsnäppa
Bartramia longicauda
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