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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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Origin of thick-knee

First recorded in 1810–20
Also called stone curlew.
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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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