curlew

/ˈkʌrlu/
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Other forms: curlews

Definitions of curlew
  1. noun
    large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
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    types:
    European curlew, Numenius arquata
    common Eurasian curlew
    Eskimo curlew, Numenius borealis
    New World curlew that breeds in northern North America
    type of:
    limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird
    any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
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