Definitions for sanderling
ˈsæn dər lɪŋsander·ling

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sanderling, Crocethia albanoun

   small sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and migrates southward along sandy coasts in most of world

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sanderlingnoun

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sanderlingnoun

   A bird.

   Among the first sort we reckon coots, sanderlings, pewets, and mews. Carew.

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1. Sanderling

   The sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird. The name derives from Old English sand-yrðling, "sand-ploughman". The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific, alba, is Latin for "white".It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia. It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches. It is somewhat unlike other sandpipers in appearance, which has led to the suggestion that it should be placed into a monotypic genus Crocethia. A more recent review (Thomas et al., 2004) indicates, however, that the sanderling is a fairly typical "stint" or small sandpiper and should be separated from the large knots with its closest relatives in a distinct genus. This bird is similar in size to a dunlin, but stouter, with a thick bill. It shows a strong white wingbar in flight, and runs along the sandy beaches it prefers with a characteristic "bicycling" action of its legs, stopping frequently to pick small food items. It eats small crabs and other small invertebrates. In spring, birds migrating north from South America consume large numbers of horseshoe crab eggs in the Delaware Bay area. In spring, the birds arrive on the High Arctic breeding grounds (see map), where they lay 3–4 eggs in a ground scrape. On the nesting grounds, these birds mainly eat insects and some plant material. The sanderling was described by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas in 1764 and given the binomial name Trynga alba.The sanderling is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

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1. sanderling

   A sanderling is a small, plump bird belonging to the sandpiper family, typically found near shorelines and coastlines. They have a pale grey and white body and are most known for their fast-running behavior along beaches as they search for food along the seashore. They migrate long distances, from their breeding grounds in the high Arctic, to their winter sites which can go as far south as South America, Africa, or Australia.

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1. Sanderlingnoun

   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

2. Etymology: [Sand + -ling. So called because it obtains its food by searching the moist sands of the seashore.]

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1. Sanderling

   The Sanderling is a small wader. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia. It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches. It is somewhat unlike other sandpipers in appearance, which has led to the suggestion that it should be placed into a monotypic genus Crocethia. A more recent review indicates, however, that the sanderling is a fairly typical "stint" or small sandpiper and should be separated from the large knots with its closest relatives in a distinct genus. This bird is similar in size to a Dunlin, but stouter, with a thick bill. It shows a strong white wingbar in flight, and runs along the sandy beaches it prefers with a characteristic "bicycling" action, stopping frequently to pick small food items. It eats small crabs and other small invertebrates. In spring, birds migrating north from South America consume large numbers of horseshoe crab eggs in the Delaware Bay area. In spring, the birds arrive on the High Arctic breeding grounds, where they lay 3–4 eggs in a ground scrape. On the nesting grounds, these birds mainly eat insects and some plant material.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sanderling

   A small wading bird, Calidris arenaria.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sanderling in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sanderling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sanderling
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sanderling
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sanderling
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanderling
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sanderling
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sanderling
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=sanderling