- common curlew
- noun
: a large Old World curlew (Numenius arquata) with strong flight somewhat resembling that of a gull
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common curlew
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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, curved bill … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curlew Jack — 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
Curlew sandpiper — 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
Curlew (disambiguation) — Curlew is the common name for a group of birds of the family Scolopacidae. Curlew can also refer to: The Curlew, song cycle by Peter Warlock Curlew (band), jazz group Curlew Island, Tasmania, Australia Curlew River, opera by Benjamin Britten… … Wikipedia
Curlew National Grassland — is a National Grassland located in Oneida and Power counties in the state of Idaho, USA. It has a land area of 47,790 acres (74.67 sq mi, or 193.4 km²). [1] The land used to make the grassland was purchased between the years 1934 and 1942. The… … Wikipedia
curlew — /kerr looh/, n. 1. any of several shorebirds of the genus Numenius, having a long, slender, downcurved bill, as the common N. arquata, of Europe. 2. any of various similar birds. [1300 50; ME < AF curleu, c. MF corleu; perh. imit.] * * * Any of… … Universalium
Curlew River — Benjamin Britten … Wikipedia
Curlew sandpiper — Sandpiper Sand pi per, n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline game birds belonging to {Tringa}, {Actodromas}, {Ereunetes}, and various allied genera of the family {Tringid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: The most important… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bush Stone-Curlew — Taxobox name = Bush Stone curlew status = NT | status system = IUCN3.1 image caption = Bush Stone curlew regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Burhinidae genus = Burhinus species = B. grallarius… … Wikipedia
Long-billed Curlew — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
