Dunlin Definition

dŭnlĭn
dunlins
noun
dunlins
A small sandpiper (Calidris alpina) with breeding plumage marked by a reddish back, a black patch on the belly, and a striped breast.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Erolia alpina
  • red-backed sandpiper

Other Word Forms of Dunlin

Noun

Singular:
dunlin
Plural:
dunlins

Origin of Dunlin

  • dun –lin(g)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Dunlin Sentence Examples

  • In winter dunlin, ringed and gray plover, redshank, knot and bar-tailed godwit all feed on the mudflats at low tide.

  • There were a few more whitethroats around and several Dunlin at the scrape.

  • In the breeding-season the male Dunlin utters a most peculiar and farsounding whistle, somewhat resembling the continued ringing of a high-toned musical bell.

  • There were a few more Whitethroats around and several Dunlin at the scrape.

  • The populations of a number of wintering waterbirds, such as dunlin, ringed plover and turnstone, have continued to decline.

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Words Starting With

DDUDUN

Words Ending With

NINLIN

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dunlin

Words Starting With D and Ending With N

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With N