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Meaning of Whimbrel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈʍɪmbɹɜl

Definitions

A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.

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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

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