stone curlew

stone cur·lew

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stohn kur-loo]
- /stoʊn ˈkɜr lu/
- /stəʊn ˈkɜː.ljuː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stohn kur-loo]
- /stoʊn ˈkɜr lu/

Definitions of stone curlew words

noun stone curlew thick-knee. 1
noun stone curlew any of several brownish shore birds of the family Burhinidae, esp Burhinus oedicnemus, having a large head and eyes: order Charadriiformes 0

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Origin of stone curlew

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1670-80

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Parts of speech for Stone curlew

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stone curlew popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

stone curlew usage trend in Literature

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