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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Curlew \Cur"lew\ (k[^u]r"l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu
courlis perh. of imitative origin, but cf OF corlieus
courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo["o]l.)
A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its
long, slender, curved bill.
Note: The common European curlew is {N. arquatus}. The
long-billed ({N. longirostris}), the Hudsonian ({N.
Hudsonicus}), and the Eskimo curlew ({N. borealis}, are
American species. The name is said to imitate the note
of the European species.
{Curlew Jack} (Zo["o]l.) the whimbrel or lesser curlew.
{Curlew sandpiper} (Zo["o]l.), a sandpiper ({Tringa
ferruginea, or subarquata}), common in Europe, rare in
America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved
bill. See Illustation in Appendix.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
curlew
n : large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely
related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Curlew, IA (city, FIPS 17895)
Location: 42.97947 N, 94.73721 W
Population (1990): 56 (41 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50527
Curlew, WA
Zip code(s): 99118
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