dunlin

American

[duhn-lin] / ˈdʌn lɪn /

noun

a common sandpiper, Calidris alpina, that breeds in the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

dunlin British

/ ˈdʌnlɪn /

noun

Also called: red-backed sandpiper. a small sandpiper, Calidris (or Erolia ) alpina, of northern and arctic regions, having a brown back and black breast in summer

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Etymology

Origin of dunlin

1525–35; variant of dunling. See dun ², -ling ¹

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