dunlin

noun

Meaning

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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Related words

erolia alpina(English)red-backed sandpiper(English)stint(English)long-toed stint(English)little stint(English)red-necked stint(English)redback(English)dunbird(English)redshank(English)godwit(English)whimbrel(English)turnstone(English)

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Sources

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