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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) dunlin
a small sandpiper, Calidris alpina, that breeds in the N parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

Etymology: (1525–35; var. of dunling)

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1. (noun) red-backed sandpiper, dunlin, Erolia alpina
small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) dunlin
a species of sandpiper (Tringa alpina); -- called also churr, dorbie, grass bird, and red-backed sandpiper. It is found both in Europe and America

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