curlew (redirected from Numenius (genera))

cur·lew  (kûrly, kûrl)

n.

Any of several brownish, long-legged shore birds of the genus Numenius, having long, slender, downward-curving bills.

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[Middle English curleu, from Old French courlieu, perhaps of imitative origin.]

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curlew [ˈkɜːljuː]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any large shore bird of the genus Numenius, such as N. arquata of Europe and Asia: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc.), order Charadriiformes. They have a long downward-curving bill and occur in northern and arctic regions. Compare stone curlew

[from Old French corlieu, perhaps of imitative origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

curlew - large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries genus Numenius, Numenius - curlews European curlew, Numenius arquata - common Eurasian curlew Eskimo curlew, Numenius borealis - New World curlew that breeds in northern North America

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curlew noun

Related words
collective noun herd

Translations

curlew [ˈkɜːluː] N → zarapito m

curlew [ˈkɜː^rljuː] n (= bird) → courlis m

curlew

n → Brachvogel m

curlew [ˈkɜːluː] n → chiurlo