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whimbrels

whimbrels is the plural of whimbrel.

Meaning of whimbrel

Noun

whimbrel (plural whimbrels)

  1. 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

Phrases with whimbrels

Questions about whimbrels

What is whimbrels the plural of?
Whimbrels is the plural of whimbrel.

Words near whimbrels in the dictionary

  1. whimberries
  2. whimberry
  3. whimble
  4. whimbles
  5. whimbrel
  6. whimbrels
  7. whimling
  8. whimlings
  9. whimmed
  10. whimming
  11. whimmy

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