curlew (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *curlew*:
NOUN	animal	curlew	large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family

English > *curlew*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill.
Member of	Numenius, genus Numenius	curlews
Narrower	Eskimo curlew, Numenius borealis	New World curlew that breeds in northern North America
Narrower	European curlew, Numenius arquata	Common Eurasian curlew
Broader	shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird	Any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
Spanish	zarapito, zarapito real
Catalan	polit

HyperDic: curlew