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Sanderling

Sanderling Meaning & Definition
Sanderling Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sanderling?

[n] small sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and migrates south along sandy coasts in most of world

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sanderling: Crocethia alba

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See Also | Crocethia | genus Crocethia | sandpiper

Sanderling In Webster's Dictionary

\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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