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noun
A small wading bird, of species Calidris alba, that breeds in the Arctic and winters on sandy shores and estuaries around the world.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
small sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and migrates southward along sandy coasts in most of world
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Crocethia alba
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sandpiper
History
First recorded 1600s. Possibly a descendant from Old English *sandyrðling, from sand (“sand”) + yrðling (“plowman”), though not attested in Old or Middle English.
Across languages
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