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English noun: Burhinus oedicnemus

1. Burhinus oedicnemus (animal) large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint


Synonymsstone curlew, thick-knee


Broader (hypernym)limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird


Member meronymBurhinus, genus Burhinus









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