whimbrel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of whimbrel
1520–30; whim (perhaps imitative) + intrusive -b- + -rel
Example Sentences
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Another shorebird, the whimbrel, also makes a phenomenally long journey over the ocean.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2022
And it did: Gone were the whimbrel and the white-rumped sandpiper the team had scouted earlier.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2016
In August 2011, scientists used a radio tag to map the path of one intrepid whimbrel across the width of Hurricane Irene.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2012
The whimbrel that lost its nest migrated from perhaps Baja.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2010
"That's something worse than a whimbrel, I'm thinking," said the other.
From Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn by Kingsley, Henry
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