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Meaning of STONE CURLEW
Pronunciation:
stown 'kurloo
 
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n] large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint
 
Synonyms:
Burhinus oedicnemus
,
thick-knee
 
See Also:
Burhinus
,
genus Burhinus
,
limicoline bird
,
shore bird
,
shorebird
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