HyperDic: curlew

English > 1 sense of the word curlew:
NOUNanimalcurlewlarge migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family
English > curlew: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill.
Member ofNumenius, genus Numeniuscurlews
NarrowerEskimo curlew, Numenius borealisNew World curlew that breeds in northern North America
European curlew, Numenius arquataCommon Eurasian curlew
Broadershorebird, shore bird, limicoline birdAny of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
Spanishzarapito, zarapito real
Catalanpolit

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