Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The stoneplover or thick-knee, Œdicnemus crepitans. See cut under
Œdicnemus . - noun The whimbrel, Numenius phæopus.
- noun In the southern United States, the willet, Symphemia semipalmata: a misnomer.
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- noun Several
species of largeterrestrial birds in the familyBurhinidae .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint
Etymologies
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From stone + curlew
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