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dunlin

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: red-backed sandpiper, Erolia alpina

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sandpiper

History

Etymology

A diminutive of dun.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دُرَّيْجَة أَلْبِيَّة — Calidris alpina
  • Bulgarian: тъмногръд брегобегач (tǎmnogrǎd bregobegač) — Calidris alpina
  • Catalan: territ variant — Calidris alpina
  • Catalan: passa-rius — Calidris alpina
  • Dutch: bonte strandloper — Calidris alpina
  • Finnish: suosirri — Calidris alpina
  • French: bécasseau variable — Calidris alpina
  • German: Alpenstrandläufer — Calidris alpina
  • Greek: λασποσκαλίδρα (lasposkalídra) — Calidris alpina
  • Hungarian: havasi partfutó — Calidris alpina
  • Japanese: 浜鷸 (hama shigi) — Calidris alpina
  • Kashubian: biegôcz — Calidris alpina
  • Norman: hèrbette dé grève — Calidris alpina
  • Norwegian Bokmål: myrsnipe — Calidris alpina
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: myrsnipe — Calidris alpina
  • Polish: biegus zmienny — Calidris alpina
  • Russian: чернозо́бик (černozóbik) — Calidris alpina
  • Scottish Gaelic: gille-feadaig — Calidris alpina
  • Spanish: playero — Calidris alpina
  • Spanish: correlimos — Calidris alpina
  • Swedish: kärrsnäppa — Calidris alpina
  • Turkish: kara karınlı kum kuşu — Calidris alpina