curlew.
Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
Meaning & usage
Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
A stone curlew (Burhinidae spp.).
Where this word comes from
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).
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