单词 | curlew |
释义 | curlew (once / 6933 pages) n WORD FAMILY curlew: curlews USAGE EXAMPLESThe less numerous Labrador duck and Eskimo curlew suffered the same fate. New York Times(Dec 04, 2016) In the last 5 years, the hunting of snipe and curlew has been banned permanently in Europe. Science Magazine(Nov 01, 2016) Authorities say a 69-year-old man from Taunton died after his canoe capsized on Curlew Pond in Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth late Sunday morning. Washington Times(Aug 15, 2016) n large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill Hypo|Hyper European curlew, Numenius arquata common Eurasian curlew Eskimo curlew, Numenius borealisNew World curlew that breeds in northern North America limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries |
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