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gray·back

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. greyback, grayback, Limnodromus griseusnoun

    a dowitcher with a grey back

  2. knot, greyback, grayback, Calidris canutusnoun

    a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

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  1. grayback

    Grayback is primarily a historical term used to refer to Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War. The term is derived from the gray uniforms that the Confederate soldiers wore. However, it can also refer to various species of creatures characterized by gray backs, such as certain types of beetles, lice or salmon.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Graybacknoun

    the California gray whale

  2. Graybacknoun

    the redbreasted sandpiper or knot

  3. Graybacknoun

    the dowitcher

  4. Graybacknoun

    the body louse

Wikidata

  1. Grayback

    Grayback is a general name given to several species of fish from North America, such as the alewife, cisco and Menominee whitefish.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of grayback in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of grayback in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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