- sand|er|ling
- sand|er|ling «SAN duhr lihng», noun.a small, gray and white shore bird of worldwide distribution, which follows the retreating waves along beaches in search of food.
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sand — am·per·sand; anal·y·sand; de·sand; sand; sand·bag·ger; sand·berg; sand·blast·er; sand·er; sand·er·ling; sand·hill·er; sand·i·ness; sand·krui·per; sand·ling; sand·lot·ter; sand·mey·er; sand·nat·ter; sand·pa·per·er; sand·pa·pery; wea·sand;… … English syllables
sand|ling — «SAND lihng», noun. = sanderling. (Cf. ↑sanderling) … Useful english dictionary
sand lark — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sanderling — sand·er·ling … English syllables
sanderling — sand•er•ling [[t]ˈsæn dər lɪŋ[/t]] n. orn a small sandpiper, Calidris alba, that breeds in the Arctic and frequents sandy beaches in the winter • Etymology: 1595–1605; sand+ erling, repr. OE yrthling kind of bird … From formal English to slang
sandmusling — sand|mus|ling sb., en, er, erne … Dansk ordbog
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
sanderling — wading bird (Crocethia alba), c.1600, probably from sand + a dim. suffix, but OED suggests possible derivation from O.E. *sand yrðling, with second element yrðling plowman (lit. earthling ) … Etymology dictionary
sanderling — /ˈsændəlɪŋ / (say sanduhling) noun a widespread small shorebird, Calidris alba, found on sandy beaches. {? representing Old English *sand yrþling, from sand + yrþling ploughman} …
sandling — ˈsan(d)liŋ noun ( s) Etymology: sand (I) + ling : a small flounder : dab … Useful english dictionary
