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whimbrel

noun
whim·​brel | \ ˈhwim-brÉ™l How to pronounce whimbrel (audio) , ˈwim-\

Definition of whimbrel

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

Examples of whimbrel in a Sentence

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 Birds at Race Point in Provincetown included 20 piping plovers, 2 whimbrels, 18 Wilson’s storm-petrels, 90 Cory’s shearwaters, and 4 Manx shearwaters. — BostonGlobe.com, "Bird sightings on Cape Cod," 30 July 2019

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First Known Use of whimbrel

circa 1531, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for whimbrel

origin unknown

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