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

dun-lin

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • dunlin is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Anagrams of dunlin

Lundin

Words that rhyme with dunlin

hanlin, venlin, Conlin

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