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Noun: dunlin  dún-lin
  1. Small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions
    - red-backed sandpiper, Erolia alpina

Derived forms: dunlins

Type of: sandpiper

Part of: Erolia, genus Erolia

Encyclopedia: Dunlin