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dun·lin (dun′lin)

noun pl. dunlins -·lins or dunlin -·lin

a small sandpiper (Calidris alpina) with breeding plumage marked by a reddish back, a black patch on the belly, and a striped breast

Etymology: < dunling < dun + -ling

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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