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bristle-thighed curlew
[ bris-uhl-thahyd ]
/ ˈbrɪs əlˌθaɪd /
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noun
an Alaskan curlew, Numenius tahitiensis, that winters in Polynesia, having bristlelike feathers on its thighs.
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