dunlin

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dunlin

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A diminutive of dun.

noun dunlins

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.

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noun Calidris alpina

Español	playero, correlimos
日本語	浜鷸 hama shigi
Français	bécasseau variable
Deutsch	Alpenstrandläufer
Ελληνικά	λασποσκαλίδρα lasposkalídra
Русский	чернозо́бик černozóbik
العربية	دُرَّيْجَة أَلْبِيَّة

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"dunlin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dunlin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"dunlin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dunlin.

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@misc{dunlin_2026,
  title = {dunlin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dunlin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}