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Peep

One of the smaller members of the genus Calidris, part of the family Scolopacidae. Examples of peeps are the Little Stint C. minutus and the Dunlin C. alpina. Originally a North American term, it is now widely used in the British Isles.

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From Peter Weaver's Birdwatcher's Dictionary
Copyright © 1981 by Peter Weaver


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