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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Sanderling

· San·der·ling · IPA
01 n. A small gray and brown sandpiper (Calidris arenaria) very common on sandy beaches in America, Europe, and Asia. Called also curwillet, sand…
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    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.(Zool.) Also: curwillet, sand lark, stint, ruddy plover