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Burhinus oedicnemus
DEFINITIONS OF:
Burhinus oedicnemus
1
n
large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint
Synonyms:
stone curlew
,
thick-knee
Type of:
limicoline bird
,
shore bird
,
shorebird
any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
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