Numenius
noun
Nu·me·ni·us
n(y)üˈmēnēəs
: a genus of birds (family Scolopacidae) consisting of the curlews
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Late Greek noumēnios, a bird, perhaps the curlew, from Greek noumēnia, neomēnia new moon, first of the month, from ne- + mēn month + -ia