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dunlin

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dun·lin  (dnln)
n.
A rust-brown and white sandpiper (Calidris alpina) native to northern regions of North America, Europe, and Asia.
[dun + -lin(g).]
dunlin [ˈdʌnlɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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
[dun2 + -ling1]
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Noun1.dunlin - small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regionsdunlin - small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions
Erolia alpina, red-backed sandpiper
sandpiper - any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
Erolia, genus Erolia - a genus of Scolopacidae
dunlin noun
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The revised red list now includes the cuckoo, lapwing and yellow wagtail, plus the dunlin and herring gull.
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Dunlin and Shelduck These are two of the most common birds that spend the winter feeding on the expansive mudflats of the estuary.
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