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Numenius
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Translingual
thumb|Numenius americanus
Etymology
From mul grc νουμήνιος curlew.
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Scolopacidae curlews and whimbrels
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Numenius arquata species (Eurasian curlew) type species; Numenius americanus species (long-billed curlew), Numenius borealis species (Eskimo curlew), Numenius hudsonicus species (Hudsonian whimbrel), Numenius madagascariensis species (far eastern curlew), Numenius minutus species (little curlew), Numenius phaeopus species (Eurasian whimbrel, common whimbrel, or white-rumped whimbrel), Numenius tahitiensis species (bristle-thighed curlew), Numenius tenuirostris species (slender-billed curlew) other species
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