stone curlew

/stəʊnˈkɜːlju/

noun

Any of several species of large terrestrial birds in the family Burhinidae.

Similar
stone ploverthick-kneeBurhinus oedicnemus
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Meanings

nounstone curlew (plural stone curlews)

plural stone curlews · alternative stone-curlew

  1. Any of several species of large terrestrial birds in the family Burhinidae.

    Synonyms: stone plover, thick-knee

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several species of large terrestrial birds in the family Burhinidae.

Similar
stone ploverthick-knee

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint

Similar
thick-kneeBurhinus oedicnemus
Broader
shorebirdshore birdlimicoline bird
Also see
dikkopthick-knee

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From stone + curlew.

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Translations

Catalan torlit
  • torlitspecies of large terrestrial birds
Czech dytík
  • dytíkspecies of large terrestrial birds
Dutch griel
  • grielspecies of large terrestrial birds
Finnish paksujalka
  • paksujalkaspecies of large terrestrial birds
French œdicnème
  • œdicnèmespecies of large terrestrial birds
Polish kulon
  • kulonspecies of large terrestrial birds
Russian авдо́тка
  • авдо́тка (avdótka)species of large terrestrial birds
Spanish alcaraván
  • alcaravánspecies of large terrestrial birds
Swedish tjockfotar
  • tjockfotarspecies of large terrestrial birds
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APA

stone curlew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stone%20curlew

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stone curlew,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stone%20curlew.

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