stone curlew

See also: stone-curlew

English

the Eurasian stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)

Alternative forms

stone-curlew

Etymology

From stone + curlew.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /stəʊnˈkɜːlju/

Noun

stone curlew (plural stone curlews)

Any of several species of large terrestrial birds in the family Burhinidae.

Synonyms

stone plover, thick-knee

Derived terms

beach stone-curlew, Esacus magnirostris
bush stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius
double-striped stone-curlew, Burhinus bistriatus
Eurasian stone-curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus
great stone-curlew, Burhinus recurvirostris
Indian stone-curlew, Burhinus indicus
Peruvian stone-curlew, Burhinus superciliaris
Senegal stone-curlew, Burhinus senegalensis
spotted stone-curlew, Burhinus capensis
water stone-curlew, Burhinus vermiculatus

Translations

species of large terrestrial birds

Asturian: gachegu (ast)
Catalan: torlit m
Chechen: мокха хин олхазар (moqa xin olxazar)
Czech: dytík
Dutch: griel (nl) m
Finnish: paksujalka (fi)
French: œdicnème (fr) m
Kazakh: тырду (tyrdu)
Navajo: goditání
Polish: kulon (pl) m
Russian: авдо́тка (ru) f (avdótka)
Spanish: alcaraván (es) m

References

Stone-curlew on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Burhinidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Burhinidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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