curlew

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.).

Έννοιες

νουμήνιος

τουρλίδα

τουρλί

Συνώνυμα

heron

whimbrel

Eurasian curlew

European curlew

Μεταφράσεις

courlis

Numenius arquata

zarapito

wulp

chiurlo

courlie

becut

Brachvogel

chorlito

polit

çulluk

Numenius

chiurlo maggiore

كرَوان،

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈkɜːlju/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: 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).