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whistler
CIDE DICTIONARY
whistler, n. [AS. hwistlere.].
- One who, or that which, whistles, or produces or a whistling sound. [1913 Webster]
- The ring ousel. [1913 Webster]
- The hoary, or northern, marmot (
Arctomys pruinosus ). [1913 Webster] - The whistlefish. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
whistler, n.
1 any bird of the genus Pachycephala, with a whistling cry.
2 a kind of marmot.
1 any bird of the genus Pachycephala, with a whistling cry.
2 a kind of marmot.
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