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curlew

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cur·lew  (kûrly, kûrl)
n.
Any of several brownish, long-legged shore birds of the genus Numenius, having long, slender, downward-curving bills.
[Middle English curleu, from Old French courlieu, perhaps of imitative origin.]
curlew
Noun
a large wading bird with a long downward-curving bill [Old French corlieu]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.curlewcurlew - 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
Translations
curlew [ˈkəːluː] n → zarapito
curlew [ˈkəːluː] n → courlis m
curlew [ˈkəːluː] n → Brachvogel m
curlew [ˈkəːluː] n → chiurlo


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One great gray bird, a gull or curlew, soared aloft in the blue heaven.
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