- genus Numenius
- nouncurlews• Syn: ↑Numenius• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Scolopacidae, ↑family Scolopacidae• Member Meronyms: ↑curlew
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genus Numenius
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Numenius — prop. n. A genus of birds comprising certain of the curlews. Syn: genus {Numenius}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Numenius arquatus — Curlew Cur lew (k[^u]r l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo[ o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its long, slender,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Numenius borealis — Curlew Cur lew (k[^u]r l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo[ o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its long, slender,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Numenius Hudsonicus — Curlew Cur lew (k[^u]r l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo[ o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its long, slender,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Numenius longirostris — Curlew Cur lew (k[^u]r l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo[ o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its long, slender,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Numenius — noun curlews • Syn: ↑genus Numenius • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Scolopacidae, ↑family Scolopacidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Numenius — can refer to: Numenius of Apamea, a Greek philosopher who spent much of his life in Syria Numenius (bird), the Curlews, a genus of birds Numenius, son of Antiochus in 1 Maccabees 12:16 This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the… … Wikipedia
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
Curlew — For other uses, see Curlew (disambiguation). For other uses of Numenius , see Numenius. Curlews Long billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) Fishing Pier, Goose Island State Park, Texas … Wikipedia
List of birds of Bulgaria — The list of Bulgarian birds includes all bird species which have been seen in the country. Birds marked with (W) are species which spend the winter in Bulgaria but do not breed there, birds marked with (V) are vagrant species and birds marked… … Wikipedia
