Curlew

·noun A wading bird of the genus Numenius, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill.

curlew
n. common English bird-name.The Australian species is Numenius cyanopus, Vieill.The name, however, ...

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curlew
A well-known coast bird, with a long curved bill, the Numenius arquatus. ...

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