Definitions of sanderling
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small sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and migrates southward along sandy coasts in most of world
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synonyms:
Crocethia alba
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type of:
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sandpiper
any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
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sandpiper
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