Curlew

n.

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(Zool.) A wading bird of the genus Numenius, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill. 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.

Noun

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curlew - large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill

Eskimo curlew, European curlew, genus Numenius, limicoline bird, Numenius, Numenius arquata, Numenius borealis, shore bird, shorebird