ˈwilə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun
( plural willet )
Etymology: imitative
: a large shore bird ( Catoptrophorus semipalmatus ) of the eastern and Gulf coasts and the central parts of No. America having summer plumage barred and mottled with blackish patches and in winter the upperparts plain brownish gray, the breast pale gray, and the belly white