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Definition of May curlew

May curlew
Maybird May"bird`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The whimbrel; -- called also May fowl, May curlew, and May whaap. (b) The knot. [Southern U. S.] (c) The bobolink.

Meaning of May curlew from wikipedia

- mottled brown plumage. The English name is imitative of the Eurasian curlew's call, but may have been influenced by the Old French corliu, "messenger", from...
- Eurasian curlew or common curlew (Numenius arquata) is a very large wader in the family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding...
- The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis), also known as northern curlew, is a species of curlew in the family Scolopacidae. It was one of the most numerous...
- The bush stone-curlew or bush thick-knee (Burhinus grallarius, obsolete name Burhinus magnirostris) is a large, ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia...
- USS Curlew may refer to one of four ships of the United States Navy named for the Curlew: Curlew (steamboat), merchant propeller steamer, Union Navy gunboat...
- Eurasian stone-curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or simply stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) is a northern species of the Burhinidae (stone-curlew) bird family...
- Curlew is a city in Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States. The po****tion was 37 at the time of the 2020 census. Curlew originated in 1882 with the construction...
- Curlew Island may refer to: Curlew Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), India Curlew Island (Gulf Islands), British Columbia, Canada Curlew Island (South...
- HMS Curlew (1812) was a Royal Navy Cruizer class brig-sloop built by (William) Good & Co., at Bridport and launched in 1812. She served with the Navy for...
- The stone-curlews, also known as dikkops or thick-knees, consist of 10 species within the family Burhinidae, and are found throughout the tropical and...