Meanings
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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsmall sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and migrates southward along sandy coasts in most of world
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old English*sandyrðling
- Englishsanderling
First use appears c. 1602. Possibly a descendant from Old English *sandyrðling, from sand (“sand”) + yrðling (“plowman”), though not attested in Old or Middle English.
More words from Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian трипръст брегобегач
- трипръст брегобегач (triprăst bregobegač)Calidris alba
Catalan territ de tres dits
- territ de tres ditsCalidris alba
Chinese Mandarin 三趾濱鷸 /三趾滨鹬
- 三趾濱鷸 /三趾滨鹬 (sānzhǐbīnyù)Calidris alba
Dutch drieteenstrandloper
- drieteenstrandloperCalidris alba
Finnish pulmussirri
- pulmussirriCalidris alba
French bécasseau sanderling
- bécasseau sanderlingCalidris alba
German Sanderling
- SanderlingCalidris alba
Icelandic sanderla
- sanderlaCalidris alba
Irish luatharán
- luatharánCalidris alba
Korean 세가락도요
- 세가락도요 (segarakdoyo)Calidris alba
Polish piaskowiec
- piaskowiecCalidris alba
Portuguese maçarico-branco
- maçarico-brancoCalidris alba
Romanian nisipar
- nisiparCalidris alba
Russian песча́нка
- песча́нка (pesčánka)Calidris alba
Spanish playero, correlimos
- playeroCalidris alba
- correlimosCalidris alba
Swedish sandlöpare
- sandlöpareCalidris alba
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Cite this entry
sanderling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanderling
“sanderling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanderling. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sanderling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanderling.
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