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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dunlin \Dun"lin\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf Gael. dun hill (E. dune), and linne pool, pond, lake, E. lin.] (Zo["o]l.) A species of sandpiper ({Tringa alpina}); -- called also {churr}, {dorbie}, {grass bird}, and {red-backed sandpiper}. It is found both in Europe and America. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dunlin n : small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions [syn: {red-backed sandpiper}, {Erolia alpina}]
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