whimbrel

noun

whim·brel | \ ˈhwim-brəl

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, ˈwim-\

Definition of whimbrel

: a curlew (Numenius phaeopus) chiefly of the northern coastal regions of North America and Eurasia

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The first known use of whimbrel was circa 1531

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