Burhinidae [
bju:'rainidi:]
n. 石鸻科
- Any of various widely distributed, chiefly nocturnal, curlewlike shore birds of the family Burhinidae, having large heads, large yellow eyes, and knobby leg joints.
分布广泛的鸻行目呈杓鹬样的海鸟,主要在夜间活动。长有大的头、黄色大眼睛及节结状腿。
burhinidae[ noun ]
large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews
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Burhinidae \Burhinidae\ n.
a natural family of large wading birds resembling the
plovers; the stone curlews.
Syn: family {Burhinidae}.
[WordNet 1.5]