Whimbrel Definition

wĭmbrəl, hwĭm-
noun
A small curlew (Numenius phaeopus), with a pale stripe along the dark-brown crown.
Webster's New World

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Noun

Singular:
whimbrel
Plural:
whimbrels

Origin of Whimbrel

  • Perhaps alteration of whimper (from its cry)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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