whimbrel
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whimbrel
- /ˈʍɪmbɹɜl/
Where it comes from
Uncertain. Perhaps from whimper + -el, alluding to the sound of its cry.
noun whimbrels
- A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill. Aquatic birds of various kinds are very numerous, such as geese, darters (Flotus melanogaster), scissor-bills (Rhynchops nigra), adjutants (Leptoptilos argala), pelicans, cormorants, cranes (Grus antigone, in Burmese gyoja), whimbrels, plovers, and ibises.
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noun a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
| Español | zarapito |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중부리도요 jungburidoyo |
| 日本語 | 中杓鴫 chuu-shakushigi |
| Kiswahili | membe sautisaba |
| Português | maçarico-galego |
| Français | courlis corlieu |
| Deutsch | Regenbrachvogel |
| Italiano | chiurlo piccolo, chiurletto, chiurlotto mezzano |
| Română | culic mic |
| Русский | сре́дний кроншне́п srédnij kronšnép, кроншне́п kronšnép |
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