Whimbrel Definition

wĭmbrəl, hwĭm-
noun
A small curlew (Numenius phaeopus), with a pale stripe along the dark-brown crown.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Whimbrel

Noun

Singular:
whimbrel
Plural:
whimbrels

Origin of Whimbrel

  • Perhaps alteration of whimper (from its cry)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Whimbrel Sentence Examples

  • There is an immense variety of water-fowl, including the phalarope, fulmar petrel, kittiwake, Manx shearwater, black guillemot, whimbrel, puffin and white-tailed eagle.

  • Robin Hopper had seen two parties of 10 whimbrel on Cayton Carr along with a single black-tailed godwit.

  • Whimbrel flew past in small flocks and a few American oystercatchers were seen, as well as many Kelp Gulls.

  • There were also about 40 White-cheeked Pintails and a lone whimbrel most of which were resting on a small, rocky island.

  • A small lake attracted a number of birds including Little Gulls, Greenshank and our first whimbrel of the trip.

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Words Starting With

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