thick-knee

American

[thik-nee] / ˈθɪkˌni /

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.

thick-knee British

noun

another name for stone curlew

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Etymology

Origin of thick-knee

First recorded in 1810–20

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