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whistler

2 entries found.


Main Entry:
whis·tler 
          Listen to the pronunciation of whistler
Pronunciation:
\ˈhwi-s(ə-)lər, ˈwi-\
Function:
noun
Date:
before 12th century
: one that whistles: as a: any of various birds ; especially : any of numerous oscine birds (especially genus Pachycephala) found chiefly in Australia and South Pacific islands and having a whistling call b: a large marmot (Marmota caligata) of northwestern North America having a shrill alarm call c: a broken-winded horse d: a very-low-frequency radio signal that is generated by lightning discharge, travels along the earth's magnetic-field lines, and produces a sound resembling a whistle of descending pitch in radio receivers


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