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curlew

noun
🔊/ˈkɜːljuː/
🔊/ˈkɜːrluː/
(plural curlew or curlews)
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  1. a bird with a long thin beak that curves downwards, that lives near water杓鹬Topics Birdsc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French courlieu, alteration (by association with courliu ‘courier’, from courre ‘run’ + lieu ‘place’) of imitative courlis.