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WILLET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does willet mean?
• WILLET (noun)
The noun WILLET has 1 sense:
1. large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts
Familiarity information: WILLET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus; willet
Hypernyms ("willet" is a kind of...):
tattler (any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry)
Holonyms ("willet" is a member of...):
Catoptrophorus; genus Catoptrophorus (willet)
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