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noun - large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family
noun - a shore bird
CURLEW - The curlews (), genus Numenius, are a group of eight species of birds, characterised by long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown plumage. Th...
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| Any of several brownish, long-legged shore birds of the genus Numenius, having long, slender, downward-curving bills. |
| a large wading bird of the sandpiper family, with a long downcurved bill, brown streaked plumage, and frequently a distinctive ascending two-note call. |
| large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill |
| a large, brownish-coloured bird with long legs and a very long, curved beak, usually found near water |
| A large wading bird of the sandpiper family, with a long downcurved bill, brown streaked plumage, and frequently a distinctive ascending two-note call. |
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| Curlew, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES |
| Curlew, IOWA, UNITED STATES |
| Curlew, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES |
| Curlew, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES |
| Curlew, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES |
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The curlews (), genus Numenius, are a group of eight species of birds, characterised by long, slender, downcurved bills and mottled brown plumage. The English name is imitative of the Eurasian curlew's call, but may have been influenced by the Old French corliu, "messenger", from courir , "to run". It was first recorded in 1377 in Langland's Piers Plowman "Fissch to lyue in þe flode..Þe corlue by kynde of þe eyre". In Europe "curlew" usually refers to one species, the Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata. * They are one of the most ancient lineages of scolopacid waders, together with the godwits which look similar but have straight bills.Curlews feed on mud or very soft ground, searching for worms and other invertebrates with their long bills. They will also take crabs and similar items. * Curlews enjoy a worldwide distribution. Most species show strong migratory habits and consequently one or more species can be encountered at different times of the year in Europe, Ireland, Britain, Iberi |