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sanderling |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sanderling \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sanderling n : small sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and migrates south along sandy coasts in most of world [syn: {Crocethia alba}]
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