Definition:
- (n.) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius phaeopus), called also Jack curlew, half curlew, stone curlew, and tang whaup. See Illustration in Appendix.
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whimbrel vs. wimbrel
whaap vs. whimbrel
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