'red-backed sandpiper' definitions:
Definition of 'red-backed sandpiper'
(from WordNet)
noun
Small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or Arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions [syn: red-backed sandpiper, dunlin, Erolia alpina]
Definition of 'red-backed sandpiper'
From: GCIDE
- Dunlin \Dun"lin\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. dun hill (E. dune), and linne pool, pond, lake, E. lin.] (Zool.) A species of sandpiper (Tringa alpina); -- called also churr, dorbie, grass bird, and red-backed sandpiper. It is found both in Europe and America. [1913 Webster]