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willet

[ wil-it ]

noun

plural willets, (especially collectively) willet.
  1. a large, eastern North American shorebird, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, having a striking black and white wing pattern.


willet

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

  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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of willet1

1700–10, Americanism; short for pill-will-willet, conventional imitative of its cry
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of willet1

short for pill-will-willet imitation of its cry
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They looked at four birds: the clapper rail, willet, saltmarsh sparrow and seaside sparrow.

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Some sandpiper groups sound like fancy Victorian musical instruments or board games: whimbrels and willets, dowitchers, dunlins, shanks, and tattlers.

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In less than two days he and the terns and willets reached Delaware Bay.

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This weekend’s special three-hour edition heads to the vast Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, where you can expect to see osprey, peregrine falcons, willets and many other species.

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This weekend’s trip heads to the huge Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, where you can expect to see osprey, peregrine falcons, willets and many other species.

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