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curlew
n.
long-billed wading bird
Curlew
The
curlews ,
genus Numenius, are a group of eight species of
birds, characterised by long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown
plumage. They are one of the most ancient lineages of
scolopacid waders, together with the
godwits which look similar but have straight bills. In
Europe "curlew" usually refers to one species, the
Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata.
curlew
Noun
1. large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
(hypernym) shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird
(hyponym) European curlew, Numenius arquata
(member-holonym) Numenius, genus Numenius
Curlew
(n.)
A wading bird of the genus Numenius, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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