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whimbrel

whim·brel [ wímbrəl, hwímbrəl ] (plural whim·brel or whim·brels)


noun 
Definition:
 
bird with downward curving bill: a large shorebird with a long downward-curving beak, related to the curlew. Latin name Numenius phaeopus.

[Mid-16th century. < obsolete dialect whimp "whimper" (with reference to the bird's cry), or <whimper]
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