dunlin
Meaning of dunlin
noun
a migratory sandpiper with a downcurved bill and (in the breeding season) a reddish-brown back and black belly. It is the commonest small wader of the northern hemisphere.
mid 16th century: probably from dun1 + -ling, from the greyish-brown winter colouring of its upper parts.
Information about dunlin
- It is a name.
- The plural form of dunlin is: dunlins.
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Hyphenation of dunlin
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- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- dunlin is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
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