Found 2 items, similar to Numenius borealis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Numenius borealis Numenius borealis n : New World curlew that breeds in northern North America [syn: Eskimo curlew]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Numenius borealis 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] Doughbird \Dough"bird`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis). See Curlew. [1913 Webster]