sanderling

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sanderling

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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.

noun 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.

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noun Calidris alba

Españolplayero, correlimos
한국어세가락도요 segarakdoyo
中文三趾濱鷸 /三趾滨鹬 sānzhǐbīnyù
Portuguêsmaçarico-branco
Françaisbécasseau sanderling
DeutschSanderling
Românănisipar
Русскийпесча́нка pesčánka

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@misc{sanderling_2026,
  title = {sanderling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sanderling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}