'Curlew' definitions:
Definition of 'curlew'
(from WordNet)
noun
Large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
Definition of 'Curlew'
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]
Curlew, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Curlew, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
62
Housing Units (2000) :
36
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.