stone curlew

/stoʊn ˌkʌrˈlu/
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Other forms: stone curlews

Definitions of stone curlew
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird
    any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
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