Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - curlew
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n. any wading bird of the genus Numenius, esp. N. arquatus, possessing a usu. long slender down-curved bill. Etymology: ME f. OF courlieu, courlis orig. imit., but assim. to courliu courier f. courre run + lieu place ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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орнит. кроншнеп (Numenius); большой кроншнеп (Numenius arquata) – beach curlew – bush curlew – Eskimo curlew – Eurasian curlew – Far-Eastern curlew – great stone curlew – little curlew – long-billed curlew – slender-billed curlew – stone curlew ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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(curlews) A curlew is a large brown bird with long legs and a long curved beak. Curlews live near water and have a very distinctive cry. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a brown and grey bird with long legs and a curved beak, that lives near water or damp areas of land ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1340, from O.Fr. corliue, perhaps "runner, messenger," from corre "to run." The bird is a good runner. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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