whimbrel

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• Whimbrel — Numenius phaeopus Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• Whimbrel — Whim brel, n. [Cf. {Whimper}.] (Zo[ o]l) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius ph[ae]opus), called also {Jack curlew}, {half curlew}, {stone curlew}, and {tang whaup}. See Illustration in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• whimbrel — 1> зоол. кроншнеп (Numenius gen.) …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• whimbrel — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1531 a curlew (Numenius phaeopus) chiefly of the northern coastal regions of North America and Eurasia …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• whimbrel — /hwim breuhl, wim /, n. a curlew, Numenius phaeopus, of both the New and Old Worlds. [1520 30; whim (perh. imit.) + intrusive b + REL] * * * …   Universalium

• whimbrel — noun /ˈʍɪmbɹɜl/lang=en A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill …   Wiktionary

• whimbrel — [ wɪmbrəl] 1) Зоология: кроншнеп (Numenius gen.) 2) Орнитология: средний кроншнеп (Numenius phaeopus) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• HMS Whimbrel (U29) — HMS Whimbrel is the last surviving Royal Navy warship present at the Japanese Surrender in World War II. She was a sloop of the Black Swan class, laid down on October 31 1941 to the pennant of U29 at the famed yards of Yarrow Shipbuilders,… …   Wikipedia

• little whimbrel — Биология: кроншнеп малютка (Numenius minutus) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• The Druridge Bay curlew — was a curlew which was present in Druridge Bay, Northumberland in May 1998, whose species identification proved to be controversial. The bird was identified by its finder, and most others who saw it, as a first summer Slender billed Curlew, one… …   Wikipedia