curlew
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The meaning (definition) of the word curlew
a tall brown bird with very long curved beak
The word curlew used in a sentence
“A curlew ran across the sand and into the water.”
The plural of the word curlew
curlews
How the word curlew is said around the world
| French | courlis (koor-LEE) |
| Spanish | zarapito (thah-rah-PEE-toh) |
| Mandarin | 杓鹬 (byow yew) |
| Hindi | पनमुर्ग़ी (puhn-MUUR-ghee) |
| Arabic | طائر الكروان (tyr ahl-KAH-row-ahn) |
| Russian | кулик (koo-LYEEK) |
| Portuguese (EU) | maçarico (muh-suh-REE-kuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | maçarico (mah-sah-REE-kuu) |
| Japanese | ダイシャクシギ (dy-shah-ku-SHEE-gee) |
| German | Brachvogel (BRAHKH-foh-guhl) |
| Urdu | کرلیو (kuhr-LAY-oh) |
| Punjabi | ਕਰਲਿਊ (KU-ruh-li-oo) |
| Korean | 마도요 (MAH-doh-yoh) |
| Hebrew | חרמשון (khrmshvnuh) |
| Greek | νουμήνιος (noo-MEE-nyohs) |
| Dutch | wulp (vulp) |
| Tagalog | curlew (KER-loo) |
| Vietnamese | chim mỏ cong (cheem maw kawng) |
| Turkish | kıyı kuşu (ku-YU koo-SHUU) |
| Persian | گیلانشاه (gee-lahn-SHAH) |
| Polish | kulik (KOO-leek) |
| Ukrainian | кроншнеп (krohnsh-NEP) |
| Bengali | কার্লিউ (KAHR-lee-oo) |
| Swedish | storspov (STAWSH-poov) |
| Italian | chiurlo (KYOOR-loh) |
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