curlew

n. 杓鹬属候鸟, 麻鹬

发音

UK /ˈkɜːlju/
其它
UK /ˈkɜːlu/
US /ˈkɝlu/

词形变化

curlews 复数 curlews

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.

  2. 2.

    A stone curlew (Burhinidae spp.).

    澳大利亚

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

shorebird

下位词 1

Eskimo curlew

相关短语

curlew sandpiper [网络] 弯嘴滨鹬；浒鹬；弯咀滨鹬 curlew sandpipers Curlew Waters stone curlew [鸟类]欧石鸻 eastern curlew Hudsonian curlew slender-billed curlew Eskimo curlew 极北杓鹬；爱斯基摩勺鹬 northern curlew

词源

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).

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