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Definition: Curlew Jack
Curlew
\Cur"lew\ (k[^u]r"l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu,
courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus
courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo["o]l.)
A wading bird of the genus
Numenius, remarkable for its
long, slender, curved bill.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The common European curlew is
Numenius arquatus. The
long-billed (
Numenius longirostris), the Hudsonian
(
Numenius Hudsonicus), and the Eskimo curlew
(
Numenius borealis, are American species. The name is
said to imitate the note of the European species.
[1913 Webster]
Curlew Jack (Zo["o]l.) the whimbrel or lesser curlew.
Curlew sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), a sandpiper (
Tringa ferruginea
or
Tringa subarquata), common in Europe,
rare in America, resembling a curlew in having a long,
curved bill. See Illustation in Appendix.
[1913 Webster]
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