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单词 curlew
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cur•lew /ˈkɜrlu/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Birdsa large shorebird having a long, slender bill that curves down.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cur•lew  (kûrlo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany of several shorebirds of the genus Numenius, having a long, slender, downcurved bill, as the common N. arquata, of Europe.
  2. Birdsany of various similar birds.
  • Anglo-French curleu, cognate with Middle French corleu; perh. imitative
  • Middle English 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
curlew /ˈkɜːljuː/ n
  1. any large shore bird of the genus Numenius, such as N. arquata of Europe and Asia: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes. They have a long downward-curving bill and occur in northern and arctic regions
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French corlieu, perhaps of imitative origin
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