curlew
n . 一种鸟
一种鸟
curlew n 1 :
large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family ;
closely related to woodcocks but having a down -
curved bill Curlew \
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n . [
F .
courlieu ,
corlieu ,
courlis ;
perh .
of imitative origin ,
but cf .
OF .
corlieus courier ;
L .
currere to run levis light .] (
Zool .)
A wading bird of the genus {
Numenius },
remarkable for its long ,
slender ,
curved bill .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
The common European curlew is {
Numenius arquatus }.
The long -
billed ({
Numenius longirostris }),
the Hudsonian ({
Numenius Hudsonicus }),
and the Eskimo curlew ({
Numenius borealis },
are American species .
The name is said to imitate the note of the European species .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Curlew Jack } (
Zool .)
the whimbrel or lesser curlew .
{
Curlew sandpiper } (
Zool .),
a sandpiper ({
Tringa ferruginea }
or {
Tringa subarquata }),
common in Europe ,
rare in America ,
resembling a curlew in having a long ,
curved bill .
See Illustation in Appendix .
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1913 Webster ]
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