whimbrel
/ˈʍɪmbɹɜl/
whimbrel noun: a large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.
Noun
whimbrel (plural 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.1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552
whimbrel meaning in Tamil
whimbrel in Tamil
- கோட்டான், அரிவாள் மூக்கு உள்ளான்
Forms of whimbrel
| plural | whimbrels |
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Origin of whimbrel
Uncertain. Perhaps from whimper + -el, alluding to the sound of its cry.
Words formed from whimbrel
Questions about whimbrel
- What does whimbrel mean?
- Whimbrel means a large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.
- What is whimbrel in Tamil?
- Whimbrel in Tamil is கோட்டான், அரிவாள் மூக்கு உள்ளான். See Whimbrel meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is whimbrel?
- Whimbrel is a noun.
- How do you pronounce whimbrel?
- Whimbrel is pronounced /ˈʍɪmbɹɜl/.
- What is the plural of whimbrel?
- The plural of whimbrel is whimbrels.
Words near whimbrel in the dictionary
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