dunlin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dunlin	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for dunlin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dunlin n small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions Synonym(s): red-backed sandpiper, dunlin, Erolia alpina
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dunlin \Dun"lin\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. dun hill (E. dune), and linne pool, pond, lake, E. lin.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of sandpiper ({Tringa alpina}); -- called also {churr}, {dorbie}, {grass bird}, and {red-backed sandpiper}. It is found both in Europe and America.