Definition of Sandirling
San"der*ling (?), n. [Sand + -
ling. So called because it obtains its food by searching the moist
sands of the seashore.] (Zoöl.) 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.
San"der*ling (?), n. [Sand + -
ling. So called because it obtains its food by searching the moist
sands of the seashore.] (Zoöl.) 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A small wading bird, Calidris alba, that breeds in the Arctic and winters on sandy shores and estuaries around the world.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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