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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions;
[syn: red-backed sandpiper, dunlin, Erolia alpina]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dunlin \Dun"lin\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. dun hill (E. dune), and linne pool, pond, lake, E. lin.] (Zool.) A species of sandpiper (Tringa alpina); -- called also churr, dorbie, grass bird, and red-backed sandpiper. It is found both in Europe and America. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dunlin n 1: small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions [syn: red-backed sandpiper, dunlin, Erolia alpina]