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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several species of large terrestrial birds in the stone-curlew family Burhinidae.
2. 2
   large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

stone curlewburhinus oedicnemusdikkopstone-curlew

Etymology

From thick + knee.

Related phrases

Burhinus bistriatusBurhinus capensisBurhinus senegalensisBurhinus superciliarisBurhinus vermiculatusEurasian thick-kneePeruvian thick-kneeSenegal thick-kneebeach thick-kneebush thick-kneedouble-striped thick-kneegreat thick-knee

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