| NOUN | animal | Burhinus oedicnemus, stone curlew, thick-knee | large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint |
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| Meaning | large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint. | |
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| Synonyms | stone curlew, thick-knee | |
| Member of | Burhinus, genus Burhinus | type genus of the Burhinidae |
| Broader | shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird | Any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries |
| Spanish | alcaraván | |
| Catalan | alcaraván, Burhinus oedicnemus, sebel·lí, torlit | |
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