curlew
/ˈkɜːlju//ˈkɝlu/
- n.
- 杓鹬属候鸟，麻鹬
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
curlew
词源说明
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).
释义
名词noun
- 1Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
- 2AustraliaA stone curlew (Burhinidae spp.).