Definition of Whimbril
Whim"brel (?), n. [Cf. Whimper.]
(Zoöl) Any one of several species of small curlews,
especially the European species (Numenius phæopus), called
also Jack curlew, half curlew, stone curlew, and
tang whaup. See Illustration in Appendix.
Hudsonian or, Eskimo,
whimbreal, the Hudsonian curlew.
Whim"brel (?), n. [Cf. Whimper.]
(Zoöl) Any one of several species of small curlews,
especially the European species (Numenius phæopus), called
also Jack curlew, half curlew, stone curlew, and
tang whaup. See Illustration in Appendix.
Hudsonian or, Eskimo,
whimbreal, the Hudsonian curlew.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
English
- A large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, with a long curved bill.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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