Sanderling

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small wading bird, of species Calidris alba, that breeds in the Arctic and winters on sandy shores and estuaries around the world.
  2. 2
    small sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and migrates southward along sandy coasts in most of world wordnet

Synonyms

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crocethia alba

Etymology

First recorded 1600s. Possibly a descendant from Old English *sandyrðling, from sand (“sand”) + yrðling (“plowman”), though not attested in Old or Middle English.

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calidris albawading bird

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