whimbrel

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.

Similar words

wimbrel curlew whim hudsonian whimbrel sabrebill titterel spoonbill hudsonian curlew mowyer weebill

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numenius and is in are was were

Word family

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