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Meanings of thick-knee in English

Catalan
torlit

Large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint.

torlit
Synonyms
Examples for "stone curlew"
Examples for "stone curlew"
1
The history of the stone curlew, charadrius oedicnemus is as follows.
The Natural History of Selborne
2
I am assured now that it is the stone curlew (charadrius oedicnemus).
The Natural History of Selborne
3
The stone curlew, our little bustard with the long wings, big, yellow eyes, and wild voice, still frequents the uncultivated downs, unhappily in diminishing numbers.
A Shepherd's Life: Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs
4
This study presents the first isolation of mycoplasmas from stone curlews.
Pubmed
5
Look and listen out for Stone curlews -crow-sizedbirds whose large yellow eyes enable them to find food in the dark.
The Guardian
Translations for thick-knee