wil·let (w l t)n. A large grayish shore bird (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) of North America, having black wings with a broad white stripe. [Imitative of its call.] |
willet [ˈwɪlɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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
[short for pill-will-willet imitation of its cry]
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| Noun | 1. |  willet - large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coaststattler - any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry Catoptrophorus, genus Catoptrophorus - willet |
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