01 n. Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius phaeopus), called also Jack curlew, half curlew, sto…
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Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius phaeopus), called also Jack curlew, half curlew, stone curlew, and tang whaup. See Illustration in Appendix.(Zool.) Also: Jack curlew, half curlew, stone curlew, tang whaup See: Appendix
Phrases & compounds
Hudsonian, [or] Eskimo, whimbreal —
the Hudsonian curlew.