sanderling

Etymology

First recorded 1600s. Possibly a descendant from Old English sand + Old English yrðling (“plowman”), though not attested in Old or Middle English.

noun

  1. A small wading bird, Calidris alba, that breeds in the Arctic and winters on sandy shores and estuaries around the world.

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