SANDERLING

sanderling, Crocethia alba

(noun) small sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and migrates southward along sandy coasts in most of world

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

sanderling (plural sanderlings)

A small wading bird, Calidris alba, that breeds in the Arctic and winters on sandy shores and estuaries around the world. A type of stint.

Anagrams

• slandering

Source: Wiktionary


San"der*ling, n. Etym: [Sand + 0ling. So called because it obtains its food by searching the moist sands of the seashore.] (Zo\'94l.)

Definition: A small gray and brown sandpiper (Calidris arenaria) very common on sandy beaches in America, Europe, and Asia. Called also curwillet, sand lark, stint, and ruddy plover.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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