[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

whaap \whaap\, n. so called from one of its notes. zool.
   a the european curlew; -- called also awp, whaup,
       great whaup, and stock whaup.
   b the whimbrel; -- called also may whaup, little whaup,
       and tang whaup. prov. eng.  scot.
       1913 webster
see also:
awp whaup great whaup stock whaup may whaup little whaup 
tang whaup 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

whimbrel \whim"brel\, 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

   hudsonian or, eskimo, whimbreal, the hudsonian curlew.
      1913 webster
see also:
whimper numenius phaeopus jack curlew half curlew stone curlew tang whaup 
appendix hudsonian eskimo whimbreal 

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