Meaning of GRAYBACK
| Pronunciation: | | 'grey`bak
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- [n] sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the S hemisphere
- [n] a dowitcher with a gray back
- [n] (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms
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| | Synonyms: | | Calidris canutus, Johnny, Johnny Reb, knot, Limnodromus griseus, Reb, Rebel |
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| | See Also: | | Calidris, Confederate soldier, dowitcher, genus Calidris, sandpiper | |
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| | Definition: | | \Gray"back`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The California gray whale.
(b) The redbreasted sandpiper or knot.
(c) The dowitcher.
(d) The body louse.
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