a large, gray-and-white, long-legged shorebird (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) of the same family (Scolopacidae) as snipe and sandpipers, living along shallow shores, marshes, etc. of North and South America
See willet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(wĭlˈĭt)
noun
A large grayish shore bird (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) of North America, having black wings with a broad white stripe.
