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(hwim′brəl, wim′-)

noun

a small curlew (Numenius phaeopus), with a pale stripe along the dark-brown crown

Origin: earlier whimrel, prob. echoic of its cry

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noun

A grayish-brown wading bird (Numenius phaeopus) having a white, heavily streaked breast.

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Origin: Perhaps alteration of whimper (from its cry)

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