curlew

名词 curlew:

1. large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill

cur.lew

n.（名词）
Any of several brownish, long-legged shore birds of the genusNumenius, having long, slender, downward-curving bills.
杓鹬：一种杓鹬 属淡棕色长腿滨鸟，生有长而细的、向下弯曲的喙

来源：
Middle English curleu
中古英语 curleu
from Old French courlieu
源自 古法语 courlieu
[perhaps of imitative origin]
[可能源于拟声词]