sanderling

First recorded 1600s. Possibly a descendant from Old English *sandyrðling, from sand (“sand”) +‎ yrðling (“plowman”), though not attested in Old or Middle English. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

sanderling (plural sanderlings)

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

• slandering

sanderling m (plural sanderlings)

1. sanderling

• “sanderling”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.