WHIMBREL


Meaning of WHIMBREL in English

[ 'wɪmbr(ə)l ]

■ noun a small migratory curlew with a striped crown and a trilling call. [ Numenius phaeopus .]

Origin

C16: from whimper or synonymous dialect whimp (imitative of the bird's call) + -rel .

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