Burhinus oedicnemus
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Noun | 1. | Burhinus oedicnemus - large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries Burhinus, genus Burhinus - type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews |
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