Meaning Of The Word Whimbrel

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whimbrel in American English
a small curlew (Numenius phaeopus), with a pale stripe along the dark-brown crown
noun: a curlew, Numenius phaeopus, of both the New and Old Worlds

whimbrel in British English
noun: a small European curlew, Numenius phaeopus, with a striped head

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