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Meaning of SANDERLING

Pronunciation:  'sandurling

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  small sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and migrates south along sandy coasts in most of world
 
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 Synonyms: Crocethia alba
 
 See Also: Crocethia, genus Crocethia, sandpiper

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\San"der*ling\, n. [Sand + -ling. So called because
it obtains its food by searching the moist sands of the
seashore.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
 

 

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