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willet
[ wil-it ]
/ ˈwɪl ɪt /
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noun, plural wil·lets, (especially collectively) wil·let.
a large, eastern North American shorebird, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, having a striking black and white wing pattern.
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Origin of willet
1700–10, Americanism; short for pill-will-willet, conventional imitative of its cry
Words nearby willet
Willem I, willemite, Willemstad, Willendorf, Willesden, willet, willful, William, William and Mary, William I, William II
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willet
/ (ˈwɪlɪt) /
noun
a large American shore bird, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, having a long stout bill, long legs, and a grey plumage with black-and-white wings: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes
Word Origin for willet
short for pill-will-willet imitation of its cry
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