whimbrel

Meanings

• A large wading bird with a long, downcurved beak.

  - "The whimbrel waded in the shallow water, probing for food with its long beak."
  - "The whimbrel's haunting call echoed across the marsh."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with whimbrel
wimple , simple , table , crable , stable , gravel , cavable , pavable , savable

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. whimbrel () : A large wading bird with a long, downcurved beak.
   

2. whimbrel () : A person who acts on a whim or impulse.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of whimbrel that leads to same result
whimbrel , whimbrels

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English 'wimbrygel', from 'wimb' (waving) + 'rygel' (ruler).

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Trivia

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1. The whimbrel's scientific name is 'Numenius americanus'.

2. The whimbrel's haunting call is often used as a sound effect in movies and TV shows.

3. The whimbrel is an important species for the health of wetland ecosystems. They are an indicator species, which means their presence or absence can tell us a lot about the overall health of the wetland ecosystem.

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1. mnemonic
   

   - Whimbrel wades in the marsh, waving its beak back and forth.

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