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willet|ˈwɪlɪt|
[So called from its cry, pill-will-willet.]
A North American bird of the snipe family, Symphemia semipalmata.
1862Coues & Prentiss in Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 1861, 416. 1893 Outing (U.S.) XXII. 94/1 Curlew, willet, plover and other beach birds swarm upon the flats in the spring, summer and fall months. |