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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

whimbrel

/hwim-bruhl, wim-/US // ˈʰwɪm brəl, ˈwɪm- //UK // (ˈwɪmbrəl) //

温布尔登,鲸鱼,流浪汉,温布利特

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a curlew, Numenius phaeopus, of both the New and Old Worlds.

Examples

  • On migration the note of the Whimbrel may be described as a shrill hee-hee-hee.

  • The croak of the heron and the call of the whimbrel are common speech with him.

  • The islands to the west and north of Scotland are the breeding home of the Whimbrel.

  • Jack Snipe came tumbling after in a hurry, with a stranger called the Whimbrel and a Puffin out of breath.

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