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sanderling

sanderling noun: a small wading bird, of species Calidris alba, that breeds in the Arctic and winters on sandy shores and estuaries around the world.

sanderling: a small wading bird, of species Calidris alba, that breeds in the Arctic and winters on sandy...
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Noun

sanderling (plural sanderlings)

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

Forms of sanderling

pluralsanderlings

Origin of sanderling

First use appears c. 1602. Possibly a descendant from Old English *sandyrðling, from sand (“sand”) + yrðling (“plowman”), though not attested in Old or Middle English.

Questions about sanderling

What does sanderling mean?
Sanderling means a small wading bird, of species Calidris alba, that breeds in the Arctic and winters on sandy shores and estuaries around the world.
What part of speech is sanderling?
Sanderling is a noun.
What is the plural of sanderling?
The plural of sanderling is sanderlings.

Words near sanderling in the dictionary

  1. Sanderism
  2. Sanderista
  3. Sanderistas
  4. sanderite
  5. Sanderlin
  6. sanderling
  7. sanderlings
  8. Sanderlins
  9. Sandernista
  10. Sandernistas
  11. sanders

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