Whimbrel
Definitions
A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.
Equivalents
16 more languages
Catalàpolit
Cymraegcoegylfinir
Suomipikkukuovi
Magyarkis póling
Íslenskaspói
日本語中杓鴫
한국어중부리도요
Nederlandsregenwulp
Portuguêsmaçarico-galego
Românăculic mic
Svenskasmåspov
Kiswahilimembe sautisaba
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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