curlew
English
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Etymology
From Middle English curlew, from Old French courlieu (see French courlis), claimed to be imitative of the bird's cry but apparently assimilated with dialectal *corliu (“runner, messenger”), a variant of coureur (the bird is adept at running).
Pronunciation
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Noun
curlew (plural curlews)
- Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius of the family Scolopacidae, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
migratory wading bird
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See also
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French courlieu.
Pronunciation
Noun
curlew (plural curlewes)
Descendants
- English: curlew
References
- “curleu (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-09.
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