Dunlin

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small wading bird, Calidris alpina, found along the coast and having a distinctive black belly patch in its breeding plumage. A type of stint.
  2. 2
    small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions wordnet

Etymology

A diminutive of dun.

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