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Noun: curlew sandpiper
  1. Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew
    "Curlew sandpipers use their curved bills to probe deep in the mud";
    - Calidris Ferruginea

Derived forms: curlew sandpipers

Type of: sandpiper

Part of: Calidris, genus Calidris

Encyclopedia: Curlew sandpiper