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