"whaup" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whaups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} whaup (plural whaups)
  1. (Scotland) The curlew, Numenius arquata. Tags: Scotland Categories (lifeform): Scolopacids

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