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curlew

The correct spelling is curlew.

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noun

IPA: /ˈkɜːlju/

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The correct spelling is curlew. Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius of the family Scolopacidae, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.

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noun

  1. 1.Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius of the family Scolopacidae, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
  2. 2.A stone curlew.

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