buff-bellied pipit

noun

buff-bel·​lied pipit

British

: american pipit

The first rarities recorded were, in fact, American, two buff-bellied pipits which were probably migrating to South America when they were caught in a strong north-westerly and ended up here.

—Damien Enright, Irish Examiner, 12 Nov. 2007

Word History

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

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