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/ˈkɜːlju/ · noun
Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills..
That quivering wail from the billabong lying murkily mystic towards the East was only the cry of the fearing curlew.
Use curlew when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Curlew means Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
That quivering wail from the billabong lying murkily mystic towards the East was only the cry of the fearing curlew.
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