Whimbrel \Whim"brel\, n. [Cf. {Whimper}.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the
European species ({Numenius phaeopus}), called also {Jack
curlew}, {half curlew}, {stone curlew}, and {tang whaup}. See
Illustration in {Appendix}.
[1913 Webster]
{Hudsonian} or, {Eskimo}, {whimbreal}, the Hudsonian curlew.
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