curlew

Significado (Inglés)

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.).

Conceptos

zarapito

chorlito

zarapito real

Sinónimos

heron

whimbrel

Eurasian curlew

European curlew

Traducciones

courlis

Numenius arquata

wulp

courlie

νουμήνιος

chiurlo

çulluk

polit

becut

Brachvogel

τουρλίδα

Numenius

courlis cendré

Großer Brachvogel

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈkɜːlju/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: 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).