WILLET

Meaning of WILLET in English

[ 'wɪlɪt ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a large North American sandpiper. [ Catoptrophorus semipalmatus .]

Origin

C19: imitative of its call, pill-will-~ .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

WILLET — noun (plural ~s; also ~) Etymology: imitative Date: 1791 a large American shorebird ( Catoptrophorus semipalmatus ) of the sandpiper …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WILLET — ˈwilə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( plural willet ) Etymology: imitative : a large shore bird ( Catoptrophorus semipalmatus ) of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WILLET — (n.) A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); -- called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated tattler, or snipe, duck snipe, and …
Английский словарь Webster
WILLET — ( n. ) A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); -- called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated tattler, or snipe, duck …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WILLET — /wil"it/ , n. , pl. willets , ( esp. collectively ) willet . a large, eastern North American shorebird, Catoptrophorus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILLET — noun ( plural willets also willet ) Etymology: imitative Date: 1791 : a large American shorebird ( Catoptrophorus semipalmatus ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WILLET — noun a large north american snipe (symphemia semipalmata); called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated tattler, or snipe, duck snipe, and …
Webster English vocab
WILLET — [wil.let] n, pl willet [imit.] (1791): a large American shorebird (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) that resembles the greater yellowlegs but has a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WILLET — (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus), large, long-billed shorebird of America, belonging to the family Scolopacidae (order Charadriiformes), which also includes the snipes, turnstones, …
Britannica English vocabulary
WILLET — willet BrE AmE ˈwɪl ɪt -ət ▷ willet|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WILLET — n. (pl. same) a large N. American wader, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus. [pill-will-willet, imit. of its cry]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WILLET — n. (pl. same) a large n. American wader, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus. [ pill-will-willet, imit. of its cry ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WILLET — n. (pl. same) a large N. American wader, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus. Etymology: pill-will-willet, imit. of its cry
Oxford English vocab
WILLET — орнит. перепончатопалый улит (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
WILLET — орнит. перепончатопалый улит ( Catoptrophorus semipalmatus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
WILLET — n. Pronunciation: ' wi-l ə t Function: noun Inflected Form: plural willets also willet Etymology: imitative Date: 1791 : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WILL-WILLET — ˈwilˈwilə̇t noun Etymology: imitative chiefly South : willet
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PILL-WILLET — (n.) The willet.
Английский словарь Webster
PILL-WILLET — ( n. ) The willet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PILL-WILLET — noun the willet.
Webster English vocab
13863 — State: NEW YORK City: WILLET
US Zip Codes english vocab
TATTLER — noun Date: 1550 tattletale , any of various slender long-legged shorebirds (as the willet, yellowlegs, and redshank) of the sandpiper …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TATTLER — ˈtad. ə lə(r), -at( ə )lə- noun ( -s ) 1. : tattletale 2. : any of various slender long-legged …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STONE CURLEW — noun 1. : a large-headed and large-eyed bird of the family Burhinidae that is somewhat nocturnal, frequents both open heaths …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEMIPALMATED SNIPE — noun or semipalmated tattler : willet
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUALIFIED — adjective 1. a. : fitted (as by endowments or accomplishments) for a given purpose : competent , fit qualified to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PILWILLET — noun or pill·wil·let pilˈwilə̇t Etymology: imitative 1. : willet 2. : an American oyster catcher ( Haematopus ostralegus palliatus )
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIED-WINGED CURLEW — noun : willet
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TATTLER — noun Date: 1550 1. : tattletale 2. : any of various slender long-legged shorebirds (as the willet, yellowlegs, and redshank) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TATTLER — [tat.tler] n (1550) 1: tattletale 2: any of various slender long-legged shorebirds (as the willet, yellowlegs, and redshank) with a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TATTLER — any shorebird that is easily alarmed and calls loudly when it senses danger. Broadly, tattlers are birds of the subfamily …
Britannica English vocabulary
AFRICAN ARTS — the visual, performing, and literary arts of native Africa, particularly of sub-Saharan, or black, Africa. The arts include the media …
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