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Meaning of whalehead | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Synonym of shoebill (wading bird)
  2. A type of sand dune in North Carolina.

Examples

“The shoebill, whalehead or boatbill, as it is sometimes called, is one of Africa's strangest and rarest endemics.”
“The strong north winds pile the sands up into great barchannes or medanoes, crescentic sand dunes known locally as whaleheads, which are moving steadily southward.”
“Huge dunes, called “whaleheads” by locals, developed on Hatteras during this time and swept across the island.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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