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Definition of N borealis

N borealis
Curlew Cur"lew (k[^u]r"l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo["o]l.) A wading bird of the genus Numenius, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill. Note: The common European curlew is N. arquatus. The long-billed (N. longirostris), the Hudsonian (N. Hudsonicus), and the Eskimo curlew (N. borealis, are American species. The name is said to imitate the note of the European species. Curlew Jack (Zo["o]l.) the whimbrel or lesser curlew. Curlew sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), a sandpiper (Tringa ferruginea, or subarquata), common in Europe, rare in America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved bill. See Illustation in Appendix.

Meaning of N borealis from wikipedia

- 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...
- Linnaeus, 1758 Species N. phaeopus N. hudsonicus †N. tenuirostris N. arquata N. americ**** N. madagascariensis N. minutus †(?)N. borealis N. tahitiensis Synonyms...
- T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), nicknamed the Blaze Star, is a binary star and a recurrent nova about 3,000 light-years (920 pc) away in the constellation...
- Corona Borealis is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer...
- the Early Cretaceous Boreal Sea of North America. The type species is N. borealis, found in the early Albian age Clearwater Formation near Fort McMurray...
- subsequent fossils are fragmentary. In 2020, several more species, including N. borealis, and the species once contained in the genera Paraophthalmosaurus and...
- Long-billed curlew (N. americ****) Eurasian curlew (N. arquata) Eskimo curlew (N. borealis) Hudsonian whimbrel (N. hudsonicus) Far Eastern curlew (N. madagascariensis)...
- valid species". MaghrebOrnitho. 20 April 2019. "Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis)". Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Wetmore, Alexander (1937). "The...
- Notonecta borealis is a species of backswimmer in the family Notonectidae. It is found in North America. "Notonecta borealis Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
- Long-billed curlew (N. americ****) Eurasian curlew (N. arquata) Eskimo curlew (N. borealis) Hudsonian whimbrel (N. hudsonicus) Far Eastern curlew (N. madagascariensis)...