英语词汇“curlew”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

curlew

释义

curlew /kûrˈloo or -lū/

noun

A wading bird (Numenius arquata) of the woodcock family, inhabiting moorland, the shoreline and other damp areas, with a long curved bill and long legs, and a plaintive whistling cry
Any related bird of the genus Numenius

ORIGIN: OFr corlieu; prob from its cry

curˈlew-berry noun

Another name for crowberry

stone curlew see under stone

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