Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Maybird · May·bird · IPA 01 n. The whimbrel; -- called also May fowl, May curlew, and May whaap. 1. The whimbrel; -- called also May fowl, May curlew, and May whaap.(Zool.) [Southern U. S.] Also: May fowl, May curlew, May whaap