Main Entry: wil·let

Pronunciation: \ˈwi-lət\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural willets also willet

Etymology: imitative

Date: 1791

: a large American shorebird (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) of the sandpiper family that resembles the greater yellowlegs but has a thicker bill and gray legs and that displays a black-and-white wing pattern when in flight