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NUMENIUS BOREALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Numenius borealis mean?
• NUMENIUS BOREALIS (noun)
The noun NUMENIUS BOREALIS has 1 sense:
1. New World curlew that breeds in northern North America
Familiarity information: NUMENIUS BOREALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
New World curlew that breeds in northern North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Eskimo curlew; Numenius borealis
Hypernyms ("Numenius borealis" is a kind of...):
curlew (large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill)
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