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单词 thick-knee
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thick-knee

[ thik-nee ]
/ ˈθɪkˌni /

noun

any of several crepuscular or nocturnal wading birds of the family Burhinidae, of the Old World and tropical America, having a thickened joint between the femoral and tibiotarsal bones.
Also called stone curlew.

Origin of thick-knee

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby thick-knee

thickening, thicket, thickhead, thickheaded, thickie, thick-knee, thickleaf, thick milk, thickness, thickness piece, thicko
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Example sentences from the Web for thick-knee

  • The Thick-knee is migratory, visiting us in the beginning of April to stay till October.

    British Birds in their Haunts|Rev. C. A. Johns

British Dictionary definitions for thick-knee

thick-knee

noun

another name for stone curlew

Word Origin for thick-knee

C19: so called because it has thick knee joints
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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