Dictionary » W » Whaap

Whaap

whaap

(Science: zoology) The European curlew; called also awp, whaup, great whaup, and stock whaup.

The whimbrel; called also May whaup, little whaup, and tang whaup.

Origin: So called from one of its notes.


Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page



This page was last modified 21:16, 3 October 2005. This page has been accessed 282 times. 
What links here | Related changes | Permanent link