actitis

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Noun actitis has 1 sense

Actitis, genus Actitis - a genus of Scolopacidae
--₁ is a kind of bird genus
--₁ is a member of Scolopacidae, family Scolopacidae
--₁ has members:
European sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos; spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia

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Actitis

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A genus of birds in the family Scolopacidae that includes the species Actitis macularius (commonly known as the Spotted Sandpiper).

Sample Sentence 1: The Actitis macularius is a small shorebird found in North and South America.

Sample Sentence 2: The Actitis bird is easily recognizable by its characteristic teetering motion while foraging along the water's edge.

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