- sand|ling
- sand|ling «SAND lihng», noun.= sanderling. (Cf. ↑sanderling)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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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 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
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 … Useful english dictionary
sandling — sand·ling … English syllables
Calidris arenaria — 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
curwillet — 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
ruddy plover — 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 — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stint — 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 [[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
