Meanings
noundunlin (plural dunlins)
plural dunlins
- 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsmall common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions
Similar
red-backed sandpiperErolia alpina
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
A diminutive of dun.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic دُرَّيْجَة أَلْبِيَّة
- دُرَّيْجَة أَلْبِيَّةCalidris alpina
Bulgarian тъмногръд брегобегач
- тъмногръд брегобегач (tămnogrăd bregobegač)Calidris alpina
Catalan territ variant, passa-rius
- territ variantCalidris alpina
- passa-riusCalidris alpina
Dutch bonte strandloper
- bonte strandloperCalidris alpina
Finnish suosirri
- suosirriCalidris alpina
French bécasseau variable
- bécasseau variableCalidris alpina
German Alpenstrandläufer
- AlpenstrandläuferCalidris alpina
Greek λασποσκαλίδρα
- λασποσκαλίδρα (lasposkalídra)Calidris alpina
Hungarian havasi partfutó
- havasi partfutóCalidris alpina
Japanese 浜鷸
- 浜鷸 (hama shigi)Calidris alpina
Norwegian Bokmål myrsnipe
- myrsnipeCalidris alpina
Polish biegus zmienny
- biegus zmiennyCalidris alpina
Russian чернозо́бик
- чернозо́бик (černozóbik)Calidris alpina
Scottish Gaelic gille-feadaig
- gille-feadaigCalidris alpina
Spanish playero, correlimos
- playeroCalidris alpina
- correlimosCalidris alpina
Swedish kärrsnäppa
- kärrsnäppaCalidris alpina
Turkish kara karınlı kum kuşu
- kara karınlı kum kuşuCalidris alpina
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
dunlin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunlin
MLA
“dunlin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunlin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dunlin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunlin.
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