whim·brel (hw m br l, wm-)n. A grayish-brown wading bird (Numenius phaeopus) having a white, heavily streaked breast. [Perhaps alteration of whimper (from its cry).] |
whimbrel [ˈwɪmbrəl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small European curlew, Numenius phaeopus, with a striped head
[from dialect whimp or from whimper, alluding to its cry]
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