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Meaning of curlew

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

curlew

Pronunciation:/ˈkɜːlju//ˈkɝlu/

noun

Definitions

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

  2. A stone curlew.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/curlew

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