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CURLEW

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("curlew" is a kind of...):

limicoline bird; shore bird; shorebird (any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "curlew"):

European curlew; Numenius arquata (common Eurasian curlew)

Eskimo curlew; Numenius borealis (New World curlew that breeds in northern North America)

Holonyms ("curlew" is a member of...):

genus Numenius; Numenius (curlews)

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