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stone′ cur′lew, 
  1. thick-knee.
  • 1670–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stone curlew
  1. any of several brownish shore birds of the family Burhinidae, esp Burhinus oedicnemus, having a large head and eyes: order Charadriiformes
    Also called: thick-knee
Etymology: 17th Century: so called because it is found in stony habitats and resembles a curlew
'stone curlew' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
curlew - thick-knee

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