stone curlew

noun

thick-knee.

Origin of stone curlew

First recorded in 1670–80

Words nearby stone curlew

stone china, stone-cold, stone crab, stonecrop, stonecrop family, stone curlew, stonecutter, stoned, stone-dead, stone-deaf, stoneface

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Example sentences from the Web for stone curlew

As autumn advances the stone-curlew gathers in large flocks, and then is as wary as its namesake.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8|Various
I am assured now that it is the stone-curlew (Charadrius œdicnemus).
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2|Gilbert White
Willet, wil′et, n. a North American bird of the snipe family, belonging to the tattler group—also Stone-curlew.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Dear Sir,—The history of the stone-curlew, Charadrius œdicnemus, is as follows.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1|Gilbert White

It struck him suddenly that Miss Latimer herself looked like a stone-curlew.
The Third Window|Anne Douglas Sedgwick

British Dictionary definitions for stone curlew

stone curlew

noun

any of several brownish shore birds of the family Burhinidae, esp Burhinus oedicnemus, having a large head and eyes: order CharadriiformesAlso called: thick-knee

Word Origin for stone curlew

C17: so called because it is found in stony habitats and resembles a curlew

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单词	stone curlew
释义	stone curlew noun thick-knee. Origin of stone curlew First recorded in 1670–80 Words nearby stone curlew stone china, stone-cold, stone crab, stonecrop, stonecrop family, stone curlew, stonecutter, stoned, stone-dead, stone-deaf, stoneface Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stone curlew As autumn advances the stone-curlew gathers in large flocks, and then is as wary as its namesake. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8\|Various I am assured now that it is the stone-curlew (Charadrius œdicnemus). The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2\|Gilbert White Willet, wil′et, n. a North American bird of the snipe family, belonging to the tattler group—also Stone-curlew. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various Dear Sir,—The history of the stone-curlew, Charadrius œdicnemus, is as follows. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1\|Gilbert White It struck him suddenly that Miss Latimer herself looked like a stone-curlew. The Third Window\|Anne Douglas Sedgwick British Dictionary definitions for stone curlew stone curlew noun any of several brownish shore birds of the family Burhinidae, esp Burhinus oedicnemus, having a large head and eyes: order CharadriiformesAlso called: thick-knee Word Origin for stone curlew C17: so called because it is found in stony habitats and resembles a curlew Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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