Cur'lew, n.

(kûr'lū), n. [Fr. courlieu, corlieu, courlis, It. chiurlo, chiurli.] (Ornith.) An aquatic, wading bird of the genus Numenius (N. arquatus). ☞ It has a long bill, and its color is diversified with ash and black. It frequents the sea-shore in winter, and in summer retires to the mountains. Its cry is well expressed in the name.