thick-knee

[thik-nee]

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.

Origin of thick-knee

First recorded in 1810–20

Also called stone curlew.

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The Thick-knee is migratory, visiting us in the beginning of April to stay till October.
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British Dictionary definitions for thick-knee

thick-knee

noun

another name for stone curlew

Word Origin for thick-knee

C19: so called because it has thick knee joints

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