curlew

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

partridge eskimo plover quail snipe grouse Greenhorn fowl pheasant phalarope avocet bittern woodcock blowtorch shorebird

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Hypernyms

shorebird shore bird limicoline bird

Hyponyms

Eskimo curlew Numenius borealis Numenius arquata European curlew

Phrases with the word

slender-billed curlew northern curlew double-striped stone-curlew Senegal stone-curlew Eurasian curlew spotted stone-curlew

Examples

The light cruiser squadron consisting of the sister ships Curacoa and Curlew were subjected to lengthy attacks which badly damaged the former for one Ju 87 lost. Source: Internet

Mary Colwell, a producer at the BBC natural history unit, is on a mission: to save the British curlew from extinction. Source: Internet

Caroline arranged for images to be sent to me by the photographer Ila Kurnik, and indeed, as identified – a Long-billed Curlew. Source: Internet

These quaking, aqueous and seemingly barren places were once curlew heaven. Source: Internet

Bedford twice pulled ahead, and twice Curlew caught up. Source: Internet

In 1936 she married Lester C. Shellabarger in Aryshire, and they made their home in Curlew. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Curlee curler curlered curlew sandpiper curlewlike Curley