sanderling
English
Etymology
First recorded 1600s. Possibly a descendant from Old English sand + Old English yrðling (“plowman”), though not attested in Old or Middle English.
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.
Translations
Calidris alba
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Further reading
- “sanderling”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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