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WILLET
willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
(noun) large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
willet (plural willets)
Tringa semipalmata or Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, a large shorebird.
Etymology
Proper noun
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
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