- stone curlew
- noun /stəʊnˈkɜːlju/lang=enSeveral species of large terrestrial birds in the family Burhinidae.
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Stone-curlew — Stone curlews Bush Stone curlew, Burhinus grallarius Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Stone curlew — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stone Curlew — Taxobox name = Stone Curlew status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49108|title=Burhinus oedicnemus|downloaded=11 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this… … Wikipedia
stone curlew — Whimbrel Whim brel, n. [Cf. {Whimper}.] (Zo[ o]l) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius ph[ae]opus), called also {Jack curlew}, {half curlew}, {stone curlew}, and {tang whaup}. See Illustration in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stone-curlew — /stoʊn ˈkɜlju / (say stohn kerlyooh) noun any of various large, nocturnal birds of the family Burhinidae, as the beach stone curlew and the bush stone curlew. Also, stone plover …
stone curlew — Willet Wil let, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A large North American snipe ({Symphemia semipalmata}); called also {pill willet}, {will willet}, {semipalmated tattler}, or {snipe}, {duck snipe}, and {stone curlew}. [1913 Webster] {Carolina willet}, the Hudsonian… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stone Curlew — storkulnis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Burhinus oedicnemus angl. Stone Curlew vok. Triel … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
stone curlew — storkulniai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Burhinus angl. stone curlew; thick knee vok. Triel, m rus. авдотка, f pranc. oedicnème, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – storkulniniai siauresnis terminas – australinis storkulnis … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
stone-curlew — paprastasis storkulnis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Burhinus oedicnemus angl. stone curlew vok. Triel, m rus. авдотка, f pranc. oedicnème criard, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – storkulniai sinonimas – storkulnis … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
stone-curlew — n. Stone plover, thick kneed plover, bustard, thick knee (Edicnemus crepitants) … New dictionary of synonyms
stone curlew — thick knee. [1670 80] * * * … Universalium
