'Numenius borealis' definitions:
Definition of 'Numenius borealis'
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noun
New World curlew that breeds in northern North America [syn: Eskimo curlew, Numenius borealis]
Definition of 'Numenius borealis'
From: GCIDE
- Doughbird \Dough"bird`\, n. (Zool.) The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis). See Curlew. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Numenius borealis'
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]