Witwall

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

  Witwal \Wit"wal`\, Witwall \Wit"wall`\, n. [Akin to G. wittewal,
     wiedewall, MHG. witewal, D. wiedewaal, wielewaal, OD.
     weduwael, and perhaps the same word as OE. wodewale. Cf.
     {Wood}, n., {Wittol}.] (Zool.)
        (a) The golden oriole.
        (b) The greater spotted woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.]


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