Curlew,

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.] (Zool.)
     A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its
     long, slender, curved bill.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     Note: The common European curlew is {Numenius arquatus}. The
           long-billed ({Numenius longirostris}), the Hudsonian
           ({Numenius Hudsonicus}), and the Eskimo curlew
           ({Numenius borealis}, are American species. The name is
           said to imitate the note of the European species.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     {Curlew Jack} (Zool.) the whimbrel or lesser curlew.
  
     {Curlew sandpiper} (Zool.), a sandpiper ({Tringa ferruginea}
        or {Tringa subarquata}), common in Europe, rare in
        America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved
        bill. See Illustation in Appendix.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Curlew, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
     Population (2000):    62
     Housing Units (2000): 36
     Land area (2000):     0.758220 sq. miles (1.963780 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.758220 sq. miles (1.963780 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            17895
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             42.980293 N, 94.737480 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     50527
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
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