willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
(noun) large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
willet (plural willets)
Tringa semipalmata or Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, a large shorebird.
Willet
A patronymic surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Wil"let, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); -- called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated tattler, or snipe, duck snipe, and stone curlew. Carolina willet, the Hudsonian godwit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
