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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Tringa semipalmata (or formerly Catoptrophorus semipalmatus), a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae.
2. 2
   large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname originating as a patronymic.

Synonyms

All synonyms

catoptrophorus semipalmatusmagpie

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Variant of Willett. From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Will.

Related phrases

Carolina willettringa semipalmata

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.