noun · Animals

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

The curlew bird has a very long bendy beak.

The plural of the word curlew

curlews

How the word curlew is said around the world

Frenchcourlis (koorlee)
Spanishzarapito (thahrahpeetoh)
Mandarin杓鹬 (biāo yù)
Hindiपनमुर्ग़ी (puhnmuurghee)
Arabicطائر الكروان (tyr ahlkahrowahn)
Russianкулик (kulik)
Portuguese (EU)maçarico (muhsuhreekuu)
Portuguese (BR)maçarico (mahsahreekuu)
Japaneseダイシャクシギ (daishakushigi)
GermanBrachvogel (brahkhfohguhl)
Urduکرلیو (kuhrlayoh)
Punjabiਕਰਲਿਊ (kuruhlioo)
Korean마도요 (madoyo)
Hebrewחרמשון (khrmshvnuh)
Greekνουμήνιος (noumenios)
Dutchwulp (vulp)
Tagalogkulot (kooloht)
Vietnamesechim mỏ cong (cheem maw kawng)
Turkishkıyı kuşu (kuyu kooshuu)
Persianفرفری (fayrfayree)
Polishkulik (kooleek)
Ukrainianкроншнеп (kronshnep)
Bengaliকার্লিউ (kahrleeoo)
Swedishstorspov (stawshpoov)
Italianchiurlo (kyoorloh)

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