curlew

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English curlew, from Old French courlieu (see French courlis), claimed to be imitative of the bird's cry but apparently assimilated with dialectal *corliu (“runner, messenger”), a variant of coureur (the bird is adept at running). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɜːlju/, /ˈkɜːlu/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɝlu/ === Noun === curlew (plural curlews) Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills. (Australia) A stone curlew (Burhinidae spp.). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== curlew sandpiper stone curlew === References === “curlew”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. curlew on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Numenius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Numenius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Middle English == === Alternative forms === curlewe, curlue, curlu, curlowe, curleeu, corlew, corlewe, corlue, kurlu, kurlew === Etymology === From Old French courlieu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kurˈliu̯/, /ˈkurliu̯/ === Noun === curlew (plural curlewes) curlew quail ==== Descendants ==== English: curlew ==== References ==== “curleu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 March 2019.