whimbrel

[ hwim-bruhl, wim- ]

/ ˈʰwɪm brəl, ˈwɪm- /

noun

a curlew, Numenius phaeopus, of both the New and Old Worlds.

Origin of whimbrel

1520–30; whim (perhaps imitative) + intrusive -b- + -rel

Words nearby whimbrel

whilk, whillikers, whilom, whilst, whim, whimbrel, whimper, whimsey, whimsical, whimsicality, whimsy

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Example sentences from the Web for whimbrel

The islands to the west and north of Scotland are the breeding home of the Whimbrel.
Birds' Nests, Eggs and Egg-Collecting|Richard Kearton
Jack Snipe came tumbling after in a hurry, with a stranger called the Whimbrel and a Puffin out of breath.
The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch|S. J. Adair Fitzgerald
The croak of the heron and the call of the whimbrel are common speech with him.
In the West Country|Francis A. Knight
On migration the note of the Whimbrel may be described as a shrill hee-hee-hee.
British Sea Birds|Charles Dixon

British Dictionary definitions for whimbrel

whimbrel

/ (ˈwɪmbrəl) /

noun

a small European curlew, Numenius phaeopus, with a striped head

Word Origin for whimbrel

C16: from dialect whimp or from whimper, alluding to its cry

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单词	whimbrel
释义	whimbrel [ hwim-bruhl, wim- ] / ˈʰwɪm brəl, ˈwɪm- / noun a curlew, Numenius phaeopus, of both the New and Old Worlds. Origin of whimbrel 1520–30; whim (perhaps imitative) + intrusive -b- + -rel Words nearby whimbrel whilk, whillikers, whilom, whilst, whim, whimbrel, whimper, whimsey, whimsical, whimsicality, whimsy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whimbrel The islands to the west and north of Scotland are the breeding home of the Whimbrel. Birds' Nests, Eggs and Egg-Collecting\|Richard Kearton Jack Snipe came tumbling after in a hurry, with a stranger called the Whimbrel and a Puffin out of breath. The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch\|S. J. Adair Fitzgerald The croak of the heron and the call of the whimbrel are common speech with him. In the West Country\|Francis A. Knight On migration the note of the Whimbrel may be described as a shrill hee-hee-hee. British Sea Birds\|Charles Dixon British Dictionary definitions for whimbrel whimbrel / (ˈwɪmbrəl) / noun a small European curlew, Numenius phaeopus, with a striped head Word Origin for whimbrel C16: from dialect whimp or from whimper, alluding to its cry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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