Synonyms: Calidris canutus, knot, grayback, greyback
Definition: a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
Similar words: sandpiper
Definition: any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
Synonyms: Limnodromus griseus, grayback, greyback
Definition: a dowitcher with a grey back
Similar words: dowitcher
Definition: shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
Synonyms: greyback, Johnny, Johnny Reb, Reb, Rebel
Definition: `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
Similar words: Confederate soldier
Definition: a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War