English dictionary
whimbrel
/'w/I/mbr/i/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
-
Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (<i>Numenius phæopus</i>), called also <i>Jack curlew</i>, <i>half curlew</i>, <i>stone curlew</i>, and <i>tang whaup</i>. See <i>Illustration</i> in <u>Appendix</u>.
Source: webster1913