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Definition: Stone Curlew |
Stone CurlewNoun1. Large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Stone CurlewSynonym: thick-knee (n). (additional references) |
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| Burhinus oedicnemus |
The Stone Curlews, Burhinus oedicnemus is the northern representative of the Stone-curlews, waders in the family Burhinidae.
They are medium-large waders with strong black and yellow black bills, large yellow eyes—which give them a reptilian appearance— and cryptic plumage. The scientific name refers to the prominent joints in the long yellow or greenish legs.
It is striking in flight, with black and white wing markings.
Despite being classed as a wader, this species has a preference for dry open habitats with some bare ground. They are largely nocturnal, particulary when singing their loud wailing songs, which are reminiscent of Curlews.
Food is insects and other invertebrates. It will also take lizards. It lays 2-3 eggs on the ground.
The Stone Curlew occurs in southern Europe, north Africa and southwestern Asia. It is a summer migrant in the temperate European and Asian parts of its range, wintering in Africa.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Stone Curlew."
Crosswords: Stone Curlew |
| English words defined with "stone curlew": Stone plover ♦ Whimbrel. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "stone curlew"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
French | oedicneme du Cap (spotted stone curlew), burhinus capensis (spotted stone curlew). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Kaptriel (burhinus capensis, spotted stone curlew, thickknee), burhinus capensis (burhinus capensis, spotted stone curlew, thickknee). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | πετροτριλίδα. (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | occhione del Capo (burhinus capensis, spotted stone curlew, thickknee), burhinus capensis (burhinus capensis, spotted stone curlew, thickknee). (various references) | ||||||||||
Manx | crottag ny glagh. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | onestay urlewcay burhinus capensis (burhinus capensis, spotted stone curlew, thickknee), alcaravão-do-cabo (burhinus capensis, spotted stone curlew, thickknee). (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-l-n-o-r-s-t-u-w" | |
-2 letters: consulter, electrons, enclosure. | |
-3 letters: clotures, clouters, coenures, construe, corselet, coulters, counters, crownets, cruelest, electors, electron, electros, encloser, ensorcel, entresol, esculent, lecterns, lectures, lucernes, noctules, recounts, relucent, resolute, selector, toluenes, trounces, turnsole. | |
-4 letters: cenotes, censure, centers, centres, cloners, closure, cloture, clouter, cluster, coenure, colters, colures, consult, contuse, cornels, cornets, cornute, corslet, costrel, coulees, coulter. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-l-n-o-r-s-t-u-w" | |
+5 letters: counterclockwise. | |
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