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Meaning of STONE CURLEW

Pronunciation:  stown 'kurloo

 
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 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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