Curlew

Noun CEFR B1

ˈkɜːlju

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolzarapito

Françaiscourlis

DeutschBrachvogel

19 more languages

العربيةالكروان كروان

Catalàbecut polit

Češtinakoliha

Cymraeggylfinir

ΕλληνικάΤουρλίδα

Suomikuovi

Gaeilgecrotach

Gàidhligguilbneach

Galegomazarico zarrapico

Italianochiurlo

Nederlandswulp

Polskikulig kulik

Portuguêsmaçarico

Românăcorlă

Русскийкроншнеп

Kiswahilimembe

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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