curlew

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɜːlju/

Noun

curlew (plural curlews)

1. Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius of the family Scolopacidae, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.

Derived terms

• Bristle-thighed Curlew, Numenius tahitiensis
• Eastern Curlew, Numenius madagascariensis
• Eskimo Curlew, Numenius borealis
• Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata
• Little Curlew, Numenius minutus
• Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus
• Slender-billed Curlew, Numenius tenuirostris

See also

• stone curlew

Translations

migratory wading bird

Finnish: kuovi (fi) French: courlis m. Greek: νουμήνιος (numinios) m., (colloquial:) τουρλί (turli) n., τουρλίδα (turlida) f. Latvian: kuitila (lv) Lithuanian: kuolinga  (lt)

Navajo: daakʼįh Russian: кроншнеп /kronšnép/ m. Scots: whaup Scottish Gaelic: guilbneach (gd) m. Spanish: zarapito (es) m. Welsh: gylfinir m.