dunlin

English

Dunlin (Calidris alpina).

Etymology

A diminutive of dun.

Noun

dunlin (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.

Translations

Calidris alpina

Bulgarian: тъмногръд брегобегач (tǎmnogrǎd bregobegač)
Finnish: suosirri (fi)
Greek: λασποσκαλίδρα f (lasposkalídra)
Norman: hèrbette dé grève f
Norwegian: myrsnipe (no) m or f

Russian: чернозо́бик (ru) m (černozóbik)
Scottish Gaelic: gille-feadaig m
Spanish: playero (es) m, correlimos m
Swedish: kärrsnäppa (sv) c

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