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dunlin
[ duhn-lin ]
noun
- a common sandpiper, Calidris alpina, that breeds in the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
dunlin
/ ˈdʌnlɪn /
noun
- a small sandpiper, Calidris (or Erolia ) alpina, of northern and arctic regions, having a brown back and black breast in summer Also calledred-backed sandpiper
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dunlin1
C16: dun ² + -ling 1
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Example Sentences
Pickerel, pik′e-rel, n. an American pike: a wading bird, the dunlin.
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The period of incubation is probably the same as for the European dunlin, 22 days.
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Its note is described as being louder than that of the Dunlin.
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At Kaolak River (July 17, 1951) a dunlin was feeding and flying with a group of four semipalmated sandpipers.
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Next day in the same general area where winds had driven water on the sand, four semipalmated sandpipers were feeding with dunlin.
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