Meanings
nounthick-knee (plural thick-knees)
plural thick-knees
- Any of several species of large terrestrial birds in the stone-curlew family Burhinidae.
Synonyms: stone curlew, stone-curlew
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several species of large terrestrial birds in the stone-curlew family Burhinidae.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounlarge-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint
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stone curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish paksujalka
- paksujalkabird in the stone-curlew family Burhinidae
German Triel
- Trielbird in the stone-curlew family Burhinidae
Polish kulon
- kulonbird in the stone-curlew family Burhinidae
Russian авдо́тка
- авдо́тка (avdótka)bird in the stone-curlew family Burhinidae
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thick-knee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thick-knee
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“thick-knee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thick-knee. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thick-knee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thick-knee.
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