[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sanderling \san"derling\, n. sand + -ling. so called because
   it obtains its food by searching the moist sands of the
   seashore. zool.
   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.
   1913 webster
see also:
calidris arenaria curwillet sand lark stint ruddy plover 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sanderling
     n : small sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and migrates
         southward along sandy coasts in most of world syn: crocethia
         alba
see also:
crocethia alba 

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