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单词 willet
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
wil•let  (wilit),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lets, (esp. collectively) -let. 
  1. Birdsa large, eastern North American shorebird, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, having a striking black and white wing pattern.
  • short for pill-will-willet, conventional imitative of its cry 1700–10, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
willet /ˈwɪlɪt/ n
  1. 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
Etymology: short for pill-will-willet imitation of its cry
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