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单词 dunlin
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dunlin

noun

dun·​lin ˈdən-lən How to pronounce dunlin (audio)
plural dunlins or dunlin
: a small widely distributed sandpiper (Calidris alpina) that in breeding plumage is largely cinnamon to rusty brown above and white below with a large black patch on the belly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web At Plum Island, a merlin was noted along with an early dunlin and black guillemots; single black guillemots were also seen at Andrews Point in Rockport and in Gloucester Harbor. BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2021 Sightings in Nauset Marsh in Eastham included a royal tern, a Caspian tern, a black skimmer, a dunlin, and 3 American oystercatchers. BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2018

Word History

Etymology

dun entry 1 + -lin (alteration of -ling)

First Known Use

circa 1532, in the meaning defined above

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