English-Thai Dictionary
dunlin
N นกช นิดหนึ่ง nok-cha-nid-nueng
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DUNLIN
n.A fowl, a species of sandpiper.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DUNLIN
Dun "lin, n. Etym: [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. dun hill (E.dune ), and linne pool, pond, lake, E. lin. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A species of sandpiper (Tringa alpina ); -- called also churr, dorbie, grass bird, and red-backed sandpiper. It is found both in Europe and America.
New American Oxford Dictionary
dunlin
dun lin |ˈdənlin ˈdənlən | ▶noun ( pl. same or dunlins ) a migratory sandpiper with a down-curved bill and (in the breeding season ) a reddish-brown back and black belly. It is the most common small wader of the northern hemisphere. [Calidris alpina, family Scolopacidae. ] ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: probably from dun 1 + -ling, from the grayish-brown winter coloring of its upper parts.
Oxford Dictionary
dunlin
dunlin |ˈdʌnlɪn | ▶noun ( pl. same or dunlins ) 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. ●Calidris alpina, family Scolopacidae. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: probably from dun 1 + -ling, from the greyish-brown winter colouring of its upper parts.
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