- curlew cur·lew n
- ['kɜːluː]
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Curlew — Cur lew (k[^u]r l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo[ o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curlew Jack — Curlew Cur lew (k[^u]r l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo[ o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its long, slender,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curlew sandpiper — Curlew Cur lew (k[^u]r l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo[ o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its long, slender,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curlew-berry — curˈlew berry noun Another name for crowberry • • • Main Entry: ↑curlew … Useful english dictionary
curlew — cur|lew [ˈkə:lju: US ˈkə:rlu:] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: corlieu, from the sound it makes] a bird with long legs and a long beak that lives near water … Dictionary of contemporary English
curlew — cur|lew [ kɜr,lu ] noun count a brown bird that lives near water and has long legs and a long thin curved beak … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
curlew — cur·lew … English syllables
curlew — cur•lew [[t]ˈkɜr lu[/t]] n. orn any of several large shorebirds of the genus Numenius, having a long, slender bill that curves down • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < AF curleu, c. MF corleu; perh. imit … From formal English to slang
Eskimo curlew — Es′kimo cur′lew n. orn a New World curlew, Numenius borealis, that breeds in N North America: possibly extinct • Etymology: 1805–15, amer … From formal English to slang
Numenius arquatus — Curlew Cur lew (k[^u]r l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo[ o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its long, slender,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Numenius borealis — Curlew Cur lew (k[^u]r l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo[ o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its long, slender,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
