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willet

willet noun: tringa semipalmata (or formerly Catoptrophorus semipalmatus), a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae.

willet: tringa semipalmata (or formerly Catoptrophorus semipalmatus), a large shorebird in the family...
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Noun

willet (plural willets)

  1. Tringa semipalmata (or formerly Catoptrophorus semipalmatus), a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae.

Proper noun capitalized: Willet

Willet

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Forms of willet

Noun
pluralwillets
Proper noun
alternative formWillett
alternative formWillette

Origin of willet

Onomatopoeic, from the bird's cry ("pill-will-willet").

Variant of Willett. From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Will.

Words formed from willet

  • Carolina willet

Questions about willet

What does willet mean?
Willet means tringa semipalmata (or formerly Catoptrophorus semipalmatus), a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae.
What part of speech is willet?
Willet can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of willet?
The plural of willet is willets.

Words near willet in the dictionary

  1. Willesden
  2. Willesden Green
  3. Willeses
  4. Willesley
  5. willest
  6. willet
  7. willeth
  8. willets
  9. Willetses
  10. Willett
  11. Willette

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