THICK-KNEE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint

Synonyms:

Burhinus oedicnemus; stone curlew; thick-knee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("thick-knee" is a kind of...):

limicoline bird; shore bird; shorebird (any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries)

Holonyms ("thick-knee" is a member of...):

Burhinus; genus Burhinus (type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews)