WHIMBREL

Etymology

Noun

whimbrel (plural whimbrels)

A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.

Source: Wiktionary

Whim"brel, n. Etym: [Cf. Whimper.] (Zoöl)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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