- Main Entry:
- dun·lin

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈdən-lən\
- Function:
- noun
- Inflected Form(s):
- plural dunlins or dunlin
- Etymology:
- 1dun + -lin (alteration of -ling)
- Date:
- circa 1532
: a small widely distributed sandpiper (Calidris alpina) largely cinnamon to rusty brown above and white below