WHISTLERS

Noun

whistlers

plural of whistler

Source: Wiktionary


WHISTLER

Whis"tler, n. Etym: [AS. hwistlere.]

1. One who, or that which, whistles, or produces or a whistling sound.

2. (Zoöl.) (a) The ring ousel. (b) The widgeon. [Prov. Eng.] (c) The golden-eye. (d) The golden plover and the gray plover.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The hoary, or northern, marmot (Arctomys pruinosus).

4. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The whistlefish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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