[nok ī-køi lek] (n, exp) EN: Whimbrel ; Common WhimbrelFR: Courlis corlieu [ m ] ; Courlis hudsonien (N. ph. hudsonicus) [ m ] ; Petit Courlis [ m ] ; Courlis de terre [ m ]
n. [ Cf. Whimper. ] (Zool.) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius phaeopus), called also Jack curlew, half curlew, stone curlew, and tang whaup. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]