willet

wil·let

W0160000 (wĭl′ĭt)n. A large grayish sandpiper (Tringa semipalmata) of the Americas whose wings show a black and white pattern when the bird is in flight.

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[Imitative of its call.]

willet

(ˈwɪlɪt) n (Animals) a large American shore bird, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, having a long stout bill, long legs, and a grey plumage with black-and-white wings: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes[short for pill-will-willet imitation of its cry]

wil•let

(ˈwɪl ɪt)

n., pl. -lets, (esp. collectively) -let. a large North American sandpiper, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, with a striking black-and-white wing pattern. [1700–10, Amer.; short for pill-will-willet, conventional imitative of its cry]

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willet - large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf CoastsCatoptrophorus semipalmatustattler - any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cryCatoptrophorus, genus Catoptrophorus - willet