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whimbrel definition

whim·brel (hwim′brəl, wim′-)

noun

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

Etymology: earlier whimrel, prob. echoic of its cry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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