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whistler

whis·tler [ wísslər, hwísslər ] (plural whis·tlers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. whistling person or object: somebody or something that whistles

2. radio radio disturbance: an interference signal in a radio receiver, resembling a whistling sound of decreasing pitch and caused by lightning or other electromagnetic disturbance

3. birds whistling songbird: an often brightly colored songbird with a particularly melodious whistling call. Native to: Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, western Pacific.  Family Pachycephalidae.

4. veterinary medicine horse with respiratory problem: a horse with a respiratory condition that causes it to make a whistling noise when it breathes in

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