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Word: Dunlin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: probably from dun+ -ling, from the greyish-brown winter colouring of its upper parts
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʌnlɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a migratory sandpiper with a downcurved bill and (in the breeding season) a reddish-brown back and black belly. It is the commonest small wader of the northern hemisphere.
Short Definition:migratory sandpiper with downcurved bill and in breeding season reddish-brown back
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