dunlin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions
    red-backed sandpiper; Erolia alpina.

WordNet

Dun"lin noun
Etymology
Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. dun hill (E. dune), and linne pool, pond, lake, E. lin.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A species of sandpiper (Tringa alpina); -- called also churr, dorbie, grass bird, and red-backed sandpiper. It is found both in Europe and America.

Webster 1913