| 释义 |
curlew/ˈkɜ:l(j)u:/n. (pl. same 单复同 or curlews) a wading bird of the genus Numenius, with a long slender down-curved bill, esp. the European N. arquatus 杓鹬属涉禽(其喙细长且向下弯曲，尤指欧洲) [Middle English from Old French courlieu, courlis, originally imitative, but assimilated to courliu ‘courier’, from courre ‘run’ + lieu ‘place’] |