Terek
Pronunciation : Ter"ek
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A sandpiper (Terekia cinerea) of the Old World, breeding in the far north of eastern Europe and Asia and migrating to South Africa and Australia. It frequents rivers.
[Because found on the Terek River in the Caucasus.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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