sanderling

英 ['sændəlɪŋ]
  • n. 三趾鹬
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英语词源

sanderling (n.)
wading bird (Crocethia alba), c. 1600, probably from sand (n.) + diminutive suffix -ling, but OED suggests possible derivation from Old English *sand-yrðling, with second element yrðling "plowman" (literally "earthling").