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Meaning of Curlew | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkɜːlju

Definitions

  1. Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
  2. A stone curlew (Burhinidae spp.).
    Australia

Equivalents

العربية الكروان كروان
Català becut polit
Čeština koliha
Cymraeg gylfinir
Deutsch Brachvogel
Ελληνικά Τουρλίδα
Español zarapito
Suomi kuovi
Français courlis
Gaeilge crotach
Gàidhlig guilbneach
Galego mazarico
Magyar póling
Italiano chiurlo
Nederlands wulp
Polski kulig kulik
Português maçarico
Română corlă
Русский кроншнеп
Shqip kllinzë
Kiswahili membe

Examples

“That quivering wail from the billabong lying murkily mystic towards the East was only the cry of the fearing curlew.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

curlew sandpiper Curlew Waters curlewberry Curlewis Curley curli

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