DUNLIN


Meaning of DUNLIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdən-lən ]

noun

( plural dunlins or dunlin )

Etymology: dun (I) + -lin (alteration of -ling )

Date: circa 1532

: a small widely distributed sandpiper ( Calidris alpina ) largely cinnamon to rusty brown above and white below

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.