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Meaning of curlew in English
Pronunciation
/ˈkərˌlu/
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Noun
curlew
Etymology
Middle English: from Old French courlieu, alteration (by association with courliu‘courier’, from courre‘run’ + lieu‘place’) of imitative courlis
Definitions
1.
large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family
Examples
« closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill »