stone curlew

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Alternative forms

• stone-curlew

Etymology

From stone + curlew

Pronunciation

• IPA: /stəʊnˈkɜːlju/

Noun

stone curlew (plural stone curlews)

1. Several species of large terrestrial birds in the family Burhinidae.

Synonyms

• thick-knee

Derived terms

• Eurasian stone-curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus
• bush stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius
• great stone-curlew, Esacus recurvirostris
• beach stone-curlew, Esacus neglectus

Translations

species of large terrestrial birds

• Chechen: мокха хин олхазар
• Finnish: paksujalka (fi)

• Polish: kulon (pl) m
• Spanish: alcaraván (es) m