whimbrel

whimbrel

English

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from whimper +‎ -el, alluding to the sound of its cry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʍɪmbɹɜl/ (in accents without the wine–whine merger)

Noun

whimbrel (plural whimbrels)

European subspecies of whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus

1. A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.
   • 1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552:

     Aquatic birds of various kinds are very numerous, such as geese, darters (Flotus melanogaster), scissor-bills (Rhynchops nigra), adjutants (Leptoptilos argala), pelicans, cormorants, cranes (Grus antigone, in Burmese gyoja), whimbrels, plovers, and ibises.

Translations

a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus

Danish: lille regnspove Dutch: regenwulp (nl) Faroese: spógvi (fo) m Finnish: pikkukuovi (fi) French: courlis corlieu (fr) m German: Regenbrachvogel m Hungarian: kis póling Icelandic: spói (is) m Irish: crotach eanaigh m, crotach samhraidh m Navajo: daakʼį́į́ʼ yázhí

Northern Sami: guškkástat Norwegian: småspove Portuguese: maçarico-galego m Russian: сре́дний кроншне́п m (srédnij kronšnép), кроншне́п (ru) m (kronšnép) Scottish Gaelic: eun-bealltainne m, guilbneach-beag m, far-ghuilbneach f Spanish: zarapito m Swedish: småspov (sv) Venetian: taragnòła f West Frisian: wetterwylp