dunlin
a common sandpiper, Calidris alpina, that breeds in the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
Origin of dunlin
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How to use dunlin in a sentence
Pickerel, pik′e-rel, n. an American pike: a wading bird, the dunlin.
The period of incubation is probably the same as for the European dunlin, 22 days.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) | Arthur Cleveland BentIts note is described as being louder than that of the dunlin.
British Sea Birds | Charles DixonAt Kaolak River (July 17, 1951) a dunlin was feeding and flying with a group of four semipalmated sandpipers.
Birds Found on the Arctic Slope of Northern Alaska | James W. BeeNext day in the same general area where winds had driven water on the sand, four semipalmated sandpipers were feeding with dunlin.
Birds Found on the Arctic Slope of Northern Alaska | James W. Bee
British Dictionary definitions for dunlin
/ (ˈdʌnlɪn) /
a small sandpiper, Calidris (or Erolia) alpina, of northern and arctic regions, having a brown back and black breast in summer: Also called: red-backed sandpiper
Origin of dunlin
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