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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Curlew \Cur"lew\ (k[^u]r"l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu courlis perh. of imitative origin, but cf OF corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo["o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill. Note: The common European curlew is {N. arquatus}. The long-billed ({N. longirostris}), the Hudsonian ({N. Hudsonicus}), and the Eskimo curlew ({N. borealis}, are American species. The name is said to imitate the note of the European species. {Curlew Jack} (Zo["o]l.) the whimbrel or lesser curlew. {Curlew sandpiper} (Zo["o]l.), a sandpiper ({Tringa ferruginea, or subarquata}), common in Europe, rare in America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved bill. See Illustation in Appendix. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: curlew n : large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Curlew, IA (city, FIPS 17895) Location: 42.97947 N, 94.73721 W Population (1990): 56 (41 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50527 Curlew, WA Zip code(s): 99118
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