thick-knee

English

Etymology

From thick + knee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɪk.niː/

Noun

thick-knee (plural thick-knees)

1. Any of several species of large terrestrial birds in the stone-curlew family Burhinidae.

   Synonyms: stone curlew, stone-curlew

Derived terms

• beach thick-knee
• bush thick-knee
• double-striped thick-knee, Burhinus bistriatus
• Eurasian thick-knee
• great thick-knee
• Peruvian thick-knee, Burhinus superciliaris
• Senegal thick-knee, Burhinus senegalensis
• spotted thick-knee, Burhinus capensis
• water thick-knee, Burhinus vermiculatus

 

Translations

bird in the stone-curlew family Burhinidae

• Finnish: paksujalka (fi)
• German: Triel (de) m
• Russian: авдо́тка (ru) f (avdótka)