'Curlew' definitions:

Definition of 'curlew'

noun

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

From: GCIDE

Curlew \Cur"lew\ (k[^u]r"l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zool.) A wading bird of the genus Numenius, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill. [1913 Webster]
Note: The common European curlew is Numenius arquatus. The long-billed (Numenius longirostris), the Hudsonian (Numenius Hudsonicus), and the Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis, are American species. The name is said to imitate the note of the European species. [1913 Webster]
Curlew Jack (Zool.) the whimbrel or lesser curlew.
Curlew sandpiper (Zool.), a sandpiper (Tringa ferruginea or Tringa subarquata), common in Europe, rare in America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved bill. See Illustation in Appendix. [1913 Webster]

Name :

Curlew, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa

Population (2000) :

Housing Units (2000) :

Land area (2000) :

0.758220 sq. miles (1.963780 sq. km)

Water area (2000) :

0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)

Total area (2000) :

0.758220 sq. miles (1.963780 sq. km)

FIPS code :

17895

Located within :

Iowa (IA), FIPS 19

Location :

42.980293 N, 94.737480 W

ZIP Codes (1990) :

50527

Note :

some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.