Willet — Wil let, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A large North American snipe ({Symphemia semipalmata}); called also {pill willet}, {will willet}, {semipalmated tattler}, or {snipe}, {duck snipe}, and {stone curlew}. [1913 Webster] {Carolina willet}, the Hudsonian godwit … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
willet — ☆ willet [wil′it ] n. pl. willets or willet [echoic of its cry] a large, gray and white, long legged shorebird (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) of the same family (Scolopacidae) as snipe and sandpipers, living along shallow shores, marshes, etc. of… … English World dictionary
Willet — Taxobox name = Willet status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 256px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Scolopacidae genus = Tringa species = T. semipalmata species authority = binomial … Wikipedia
willet — /wil it/, n., pl. willets, (esp. collectively) willet. a large, eastern North American shorebird, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, having a striking black and white wing pattern. [1700 10, Amer.; short for pill will willet, conventional imit. of its… … Universalium
willet — noun (plural willets; also willet) Etymology: imitative Date: 1791 a large American shorebird (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) of the sandpiper family that resembles the greater yellowlegs but has a thicker bill and gray legs and that displays a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
willet — [ wɪlɪt] noun (plural same or willets) a large North American sandpiper. [Catoptrophorus semipalmatus.] Origin C19: imitative of its call, pill will willet … English new terms dictionary
willet — wil•let [[t]ˈwɪl ɪt[/t]] n. pl. lets, (esp. collectively) let. orn a large North American sandpiper, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, with a striking black and white wing pattern • Etymology: 1700–10, amer.; short for pill will willet, conventional… … From formal English to slang
willet — /ˈwɪlət/ (say wiluht) noun a large North American semipalmate shorebird, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, with striking black and white wing pattern. {shortened form of pill will willet, imitative of cry of bird} …
willet — didžiasnapiai tilvikai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Catoptrophorus angl. willet vok. Schlammtreter, m rus. перепончатопалый улит, m pranc. chevalier semipalmé, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tulikai siauresnis terminas … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
willet — didžiasnapis tilvikas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Catoptrophorus semipalmatus angl. willet vok. Schlammtreter, m rus. перепончатопалый улит, m pranc. chevalier semipalmé, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – didžiasnapiai… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
