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Cursorius cursor
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 Cursorius cursor from wikipedia

- (Cursorius cursor) is a species of wader in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae. Both parts of the scientific name derive from Latin cursor...
- Cursorius is a genus of coursers, a group of wading birds. The genus name derive from Latin cursor meaning "runner". There are five species which breed...
- Cream-colored courser Cursorius cursor Somali courser Cursorius somalensis Temminck's courser Cursorius temminckii Indian courser Cursorius coromandelicus Burc****'s...
- culminicola cursor L runner, racer cream-colored courser, Cursorius cursor; cursorial akodont, Akodon cursor; Lacépède's ground snake, Erythrolamprus cursor cursor...
- Common name Binomial Comments Cream-coloured courser Cursorius cursor Indian courser Cursorius coromandelicus Jerdon's courser Rhinoptilus bitorquatus...
- which curve downwards. Cream-colored courser (corredor sahariano), Cursorius cursor (Canary Islands only) Collared pratincole (canastera común), Glareola...
- pointed bills which curve downwards. Cream-colored courser (ökenlöpare), Cursorius cursor (A) Collared pratincole (rödvingad vadarsvala), Glareola pratincola...
- longer, pointed bills which curve downwards. Cream-coloured courser Cursorius cursor Corrione biondo – A Collared pratincole Glareola pratincola Pernice...
- There are 3 species which occur in Turkey. Cream-colored courser, Cursorius cursor Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola Black-winged pratincole, Glareola...
- bills are an adaptation to aerial feeding. Cream-coloured courser, Cursorius cursor Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola Oriental pratincole, Glareola...