sanderling

== English == === Etymology === First recorded 1600s. Possibly a descendant from Old English *sandyrðling, from sand (“sand”) +‎ yrðling (“plowman”), though not attested in Old or Middle English. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) === Noun === sanderling (plural sanderlings) A small wading bird, of species Calidris alba, that breeds in the Arctic and winters on sandy shores and estuaries around the world. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === slandering == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === sanderling m (plural sanderlings) sanderling === Further reading === “sanderling”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012