English Explanatory Dictionary

willet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Tringa semipalmata (or formerly Catoptrophorus semipalmatus), a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae.
name
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Word forms

willet willets Willett Willette

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the bird's cry ("pill-will-willet").

Derived words

Carolina willet
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