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thick-knee
[ thik-nee ]
/ ˈθɪkˌni /
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noun
any of several crepuscular or nocturnal wading birds of the family Burhinidae, of the Old World and tropical America, having a thickened joint between the femoral and tibiotarsal bones.
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Also called stone curlew.
Origin of thick-knee
First recorded in 1810–20
Words nearby thick-knee
thickening, thicket, thickhead, thickheaded, thickie, thick-knee, thickleaf, thick milk, thickness, thickness piece, thicko
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Word Origin for thick-knee
C19: so called because it has thick knee joints
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