Definition of Coursers. Meaning of Coursers. Synonyms of Coursers

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Definition of Coursers

Courser
Courser Cours"er (k?rs"?r), n. [F. coursier.] 1. One who courses or hunts. leash is a leathern thong by which . . . a courser leads his greyhound. --Hanmer. 2. A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger. [Poetic.] --Pope. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A grallatorial bird of Europe (Cursorius cursor), remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich family.

Meaning of Coursers from wikipedia

- the coursers are found in warmer parts of the Old World. They hunt insects by running. Their 2–3 eggs are laid on the ground. Cream-colored courser Cursorius...
- A courser is a swift and strong horse, frequently used during the Middle Ages as a warhorse. It was ridden by knights and men-at-arms. Coursers are commonly...
- of the Somali courser rather than of cream-colored. Some authorities in turn consider the Somali, Burc****'s and cream-colored coursers to be conspecific...
- of its range in the winter. The coursers are fairly nomadic, but do not undertake long-distance migrations. The coursers are crepuscular and nocturnal in...
- Jerdon's courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus) is a nocturnal bird belonging to the pratincole and courser family Glareolidae endemic to India. The bird was...
- birds with long legs and short wings. The bronze-winged courser is the largest of the coursers, with a body length of 25-29 centimeters, a wingspan up...
- S2CID 88119355. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Sandpipers, snipes, coursers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved...
- The courser is a bird in the subfamily Cursoriinae. Courser may also refer to: Courser (horse), a swift and strong horse, frequently used during the Middle...
- Todd Anthony Courser (born August 2, 1972) is an American lawyer, Tea Party Republican politician, and former member of the Michigan House of Representatives...
- Horses which run swiftly (Arabic: العاديات, al-ʿādiyāt, also known as "The Courser, The Chargers") is the 100th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an, with 11 āyāt...