Curlew Definition

kûrlyo͝o, kûrlo͝o
curlews
noun
Any of a genus (Numenius, family Scolopacidae) of large, brownish shorebirds with long legs and a long, down-curved bill.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Curlew

Noun

Singular:
curlew
Plural:
curlews

Origin of Curlew

  • Middle English curleu from Old French courlieu perhaps of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French courlieu (French courlis).

    From Wiktionary

Curlew Sentence Examples

  • Walking back we saw 2 black-bellied sandgrouse and a stone curlew.

  • One great gray bird, a gull or curlew, soared aloft in the blue heaven.

  • Holwell and Haytor Down - managed under agri-environment scheme for wading birds including lapwing and curlew.

  • In the damp grasslands, breeding waders have also been recorded lapwing, curlew and snipe.

  • Despite disturbance from cutting, the lowland bogs are important for breeding waders lapwing, snipe and curlew have been recorded.

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Words Starting With

CCUCUR

Words Ending With

WEWLEW

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With C6 Letter Words Ending With W