stone curlew

See also: stone-curlew

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Etymology

From stone + curlew.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stəʊnˈkɜːlju/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

stone curlew (plural stone curlews)

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

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