willet
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noun \ˈwi-lət\ plural willets also willet
Definition of WILLET
: 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
Origin of WILLET
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First Known Use: 1791
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