curlew

Significat (Anglès)

1. Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
2. (Australia) A stone curlew (Burhinidae spp.).

Conceptes

polit

becut

Sinònims

heron

whimbrel

Eurasian curlew

European curlew

Traduccions

courlis

Numenius arquata

zarapito

wulp

chiurlo

courlie

νουμήνιος

çulluk

Brachvogel

τουρλίδα

Numenius

chorlito

chiurlo maggiore

zarapito real

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈkɜːlju/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: curlew

In summary

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).