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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